Beginning of the California Gold Rush

By: Madison Chancellor

Key People John Sutter James MarshallCharles H. BennettHenry Bigler

Before the Gold Rusho It was just

FINE.

What events led to the Gold Rush?Rumors of Gold in California.

John Sutter became a Mexican citizen and received a land grant of 50,000 acres in Sacramento Valley.

ALSO it was the inability to keep a secret and peoples big mouths.

Where did it happen?Sacramento Valley,

California

Spain or Mexico

Where were people coming from?

How did they get here?They were coming from Spain and Mexico

and settling in California then there were over 150, 000 native Americans.