Gold Rush Fresno Breakdown presentation

How did the Gold Rush Affect Fresno

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Fresno

Fresno means “ash tree” in spanish

The Spanish explorers considered the land uninhabitable

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Yokuts People

The original people of the San Joaquin Valley were the Yokuts Tribe

The Yokuts was an Indian Tribe made up of 60 separate tribes speaking the same language.

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Settlers

Potential settlers were discouraged from staying permanently because of the native population.

Fresno remained undeveloped until the late nineteenth century

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Lead Way

Unlike other cities, Fresno was not established during the Gold Rush

After the Gold Rush Fresno was used for cattle grazing.

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Established

Fresno was not established until the 1860s by an immigrant from Holland!

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Works Cited"Discover Fresno." Discover Fresno. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 May 2014."Fresno: History." - Settlement of Fresno Delayed Until Arrival of Railroad. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 May 2014."Fresno: History." - Settlement of Fresno Delayed Until Arrival of Railroad. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 May 2014."Native Indians & The Gold Rush:  A California Holocaust." Native Indians & The Gold Rush:  A California Holocaust. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 May 2014."Yokuts People." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 24 May 2014. Web. 28 May 2014.

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