Some people became rich, others came back home
The journey to California was
James was building
The towns where people would set up camps were called
After people left the towns, these were called
The people that panned for gold
Everything started in
People traveled by sea or
The miners needed a lot of
He saw something shining in
They wanted to keep that a secret, but many people found out about the gold.
Gold was first discovered by
dangerous.
equipment in order to pan for gold.
are called the 49ers.
empty-handed.
James Marshall at Sutter's Mill in California.
ghost towns.
boom towns.
1848.
on land.
a sawmill for John Sutter.
the river. It was gold.
By 1849, thousands of people arrived in search of gold.