Gold Rush

What was the signicance or importance of the California Gold Rush?

What was the signicance or importance of the California Gold Rush?
How did it affect the nation as a whole?
Social Implications?
Etc…

The California Gold Rush was the main pull factor that populated the territory of California. Less than 1% of prospectors would have struck gold in them thar hills. Land was freely available and ripe for the taking so people left the Eastern seaboard and the midwest and wagonned to California!

Charlie Chaplin – The Gold Rush Part 1/5

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Goldrush Sourdough Starter $8.26 This sourdough starter culture, paired with a starter crock, is what you need to get on the road to creating your own sourdough. Very traditional and equally tasty….

Gold Rush Gold & Black Salad Servers $19.99 Original handcrafted jeweled stainless steel salad server sets from Wild Eye Designs. Adorned with Gold & Black beads, this salad set make a great housewarming, hostess or wedding gift. Comes in a handsome gift box. Size: 10 1/2″ long…

Rush – Beyond the Lighted Stage [2 DVD] $8.09 There isn’t a directorial duo better equipped to profile Canada’s famed power trio than compatriots Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen, the makers of Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey. Insightful and entertaining, Beyond the Lighted Stage starts with the band’s roots in working-class Ontario. Singer-bassist Geddy Lee, the son of Holocaust survivors, a self-described “nebbishy quiet kid,” bonds with guitarist …

After the Gold Rush $5.66 No Description Available.Genre: Popular MusicMedia Format: Compact DiskRating: Release Date: 14-JUL-2009…

Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Rust Never Sleeps – The Concert Film $8.99 Neil Young’s 1978 concert tour, documented in this acclaimed two-hour film that was directed by Young himself (using the pseudonym Bernard Shakey), is a treat for the singer-songwriter’s fans. The concept of the show is high (for Young, anyway), if rather odd: roadies (here called “Road Eyes”) decked out like the Tusken Raiders from Star Wars, stage announcements from the original Woodstock during…

Alaska: A History in Five Parts (A compelling blend of mystery, romance, daring, adventure and achievement!!) Part One: The Mists of Time: Lyrical and poetic, this program weaves together the rich legends, lives, and cultures of Alaska’s earliest Native peoples. Part Two: Age of Discovery: Sailing into wild, unchartered seas, the Russians, lured on by the luxurous fur of the sea otter known as “soft gold” were the first Eauropeans to discover Alaska. Part Three: Folly or Fortune! Colorful characters…

North to Alaska [VHS] $1.95 Even people habitually hostile to John Wayne movies tend to cast an indulgent eye on this rumbustious comedy-Western–partly because the Alaska gold rush setting seems more exotic than, say, Texas or Arizona, and because there are no Indians to discriminate against and no macho gunplay to fret about. As for John Wayne as all-purpose icon of male chauvinism, Big Sam McCord (the Duke) spends much of…

California Gold Rush (1981 TVM) …

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