CALIFORNIA

CALIFORNIA GIRLZ

CALIFORNIA GOLD

THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH

BY: Lauren Wiles

OBJECTIVEThe student should be able to…

State what made people want to go west.

ANSWERThey moved west because of the gold

found in California

HOW TO PAN FOR GOLD First you find a river Then you fill the pan with soil and rocks

from the river Lastly you swirl it around till you see any

rocks that shine and you either have gold or fools gold

HOW TO PAN FOR GOLDThe gold looks like this

THE IMPORTANCE OF GOLD

THE IMPORTANCE OF GOLD RUSHThe gold rush made people want to move

west and with out it people might not have moved out there and there may not even be California.

WHAT HAPPENED?

THEME “EXPANSIO

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THEME “EXPANSIO

N”My project the California Gold Rush relates to our theme of expansion because of the Gold Rush 300,000 people left there homes for California, so the people expanded out to California.