The Gold Rush
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The Gold Rush List of Powerpoints
California Gold Rush – Boom Towns and Ghost Towns
The California Gold Rush – Gold Discovered at Sutter’s Mill
California Gold Rush – John Sutter’s Mill, 1849
Famous People of the California Gold Rush
The Gold Rush – Fact or Opinion?
Gold Rush in the California Hills
The Gold Rush of 1849 – Finding Your Way to California
Lithographic Views of the California Gold Rush
People of the California Gold Rush
See Also: Pioneer Life, Manifest Destiny, Oregon Trail, Wagon Trains, Wild West, Western Expansion
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Gold Rush Lesson Plans & Resources
Lesson Plan – The California Gold Rush
Lesson Plan – Boom Town / Gold Rush Lesson
Lesson Plans – Land of Golden Dreams
Lesson Plans – Gold Was Discovered in California in 1948