JOHN SUTTER’S MILLJOHN SUTTER’S MILL
Mexican Land GrantMexican Land Grant 50,000 acres in California50,000 acres in California Dream – estate in the wildernessDream – estate in the wilderness 18,000 head of horse, cattle, pigs, 18,000 head of horse, cattle, pigs,
etc.etc.
January 1848January 1848
*JAMES MARSHAL FOUND LOTS OF *JAMES MARSHAL FOUND LOTS OF GOLD IN A DITCHGOLD IN A DITCH
*DISCOVERY OF THE GOLD SOON *DISCOVERY OF THE GOLD SOON LEEKED OUTLEEKED OUT
Gold RUSHGold RUSH
MORE THAN 80,OOO MORE THAN 80,OOO PEOPLE CAME TO PEOPLE CAME TO CLIFORNIA FOR CLIFORNIA FOR GOLD IN 1849GOLD IN 1849
THEY WERE CALLED THEY WERE CALLED FORTY-NINERSFORTY-NINERS
MANY CAME BY SEAMANY CAME BY SEA 300 MEN ARRIVED 300 MEN ARRIVED
FROM CHINAFROM CHINA
CALIFORNIOSCALIFORNIOS
TREATY OF TREATY OF GUADALUPE GUADALUPE HIDALGO ENDED HIDALGO ENDED THE WAR WITH THE WAR WITH MEXICOMEXICO
THE LAND LAW OF THE LAND LAW OF 1851 MADE UP A 1851 MADE UP A GROUP OF PEOPLE GROUP OF PEOPLE TO REVIEW THE TO REVIEW THE CALIFORNIOS LAND CALIFORNIOS LAND RIGHTSRIGHTS
LIFE IN CALIFORNIALIFE IN CALIFORNIA
BUILT NEW COMMUNITIES CALLED BUILT NEW COMMUNITIES CALLED BOOMTOWNSBOOMTOWNS
SAN FRANSICO GREW FROM A TINY SAN FRANSICO GREW FROM A TINY VILLAGE TO CITY OF ABOUT 20,000 VILLAGE TO CITY OF ABOUT 20,000 PEOPLEPEOPLE
CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH MORE THAN CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH MORE THAN DOUBLED THE WORLDS SUPPLY OF DOUBLED THE WORLDS SUPPLY OF GOLDGOLD
ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL PROGRESSPROGRESS
GOLD RUSH ENDED IN A FEW YEARS GOLD RUSH ENDED IN A FEW YEARS BUT HAD LASTING EFFECTS ON BUT HAD LASTING EFFECTS ON CALFORNIAS ECONOMYCALFORNIAS ECONOMY
CALIFORNIA APPLIED TO CONGRESS CALIFORNIA APPLIED TO CONGRESS FOR STATE HOOD IN MARCH 1850FOR STATE HOOD IN MARCH 1850
CALIFORNIAS CONSTITUTION CALIFORNIAS CONSTITUTION BANNED SLAVERY BANNED SLAVERY
RELIGIOUS REFUGE IN UTAHRELIGIOUS REFUGE IN UTAH
VISITOR TO THE UTAH VISITOR TO THE UTAH TERRITORY IN THE TERRITORY IN THE 1850 WROTE 1850 WROTE ADMIRINGLYADMIRINGLY
MORMONS MEMBER MORMONS MEMBER OF THE CHURCH OF OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATER DAY SAINTSLATER DAY SAINTS
MORMONS HAD COME MORMONS HAD COME TO UTAH TO FULFILL TO UTAH TO FULFILL THEIR VISION OF THE THEIR VISION OF THE GODLY LIFEGODLY LIFE
FIRST MORMONSFIRST MORMONS
JOSEPH SMITH FOUND THE CHURCH JOSEPH SMITH FOUND THE CHURCH IN 1830 IN NEW YORK STATEIN 1830 IN NEW YORK STATE
SUPPORTED POLYGAMY,THE IDEA SUPPORTED POLYGAMY,THE IDEA THAT A MAN COULD HAVE MORE THAT A MAN COULD HAVE MORE THAN ONE WIFETHAN ONE WIFE
IN 1844 A MOB IN ILLONOIS KILLED IN 1844 A MOB IN ILLONOIS KILLED SMITHSMITH
HAVEN IN THE DESERTHAVEN IN THE DESERT
MORMON MIGRATION TO TH E GREAT MORMON MIGRATION TO TH E GREAT SALT LAKE BAGAN IN 1846SALT LAKE BAGAN IN 1846
1848 UNITED STATES ACQUIREDTHE 1848 UNITED STATES ACQUIREDTHE SALT LAKE AREA AS PART OF THE SALT LAKE AREA AS PART OF THE SETTLEMENT OF THE WAR WITH SETTLEMENT OF THE WAR WITH MEXICOMEXICO
1857 AND 1858 WAR ALMOST BROKE 1857 AND 1858 WAR ALMOST BROKE OUT BETWEEN THE MORMONS AND OUT BETWEEN THE MORMONS AND THE UNITED STATES ARMYTHE UNITED STATES ARMY
Term of ExpansionTerm of Expansion
Tennessee governor as their Tennessee governor as their nominee for president in 1844nominee for president in 1844
United states pushed its boundaries United states pushed its boundaries to the Pacific wrestling CALIFORNIA to the Pacific wrestling CALIFORNIA and the southwest from MEXICO and the southwest from MEXICO admitting TEXAS to the UNION and admitting TEXAS to the UNION and crowding BRITAIN out of the PACIFIC crowding BRITAIN out of the PACIFIC Northwest Northwest
Latter-day Saints Find Their ZionLatter-day Saints Find Their Zion
SMITH WAS THE PROPHET SMITH WAS THE PROPHET OF THE ONE TRUE CHURCOF THE ONE TRUE CHURC
MORMONS FIRST FLED NEW MORMONS FIRST FLED NEW YORK,THE OHIO,THEN YORK,THE OHIO,THEN MISSOURI,THEN ILLINOIS MISSOURI,THEN ILLINOIS BOFORE HEADING EN BOFORE HEADING EN MASSE TOWARD THE MASSE TOWARD THE GREAT SALT LAKE VALLEYGREAT SALT LAKE VALLEY
1847 PARTY SET OUT WITH 1847 PARTY SET OUT WITH 72 WAGONS FROM A CAMP 72 WAGONS FROM A CAMP NEAR OMAHA,FORGED A NEAR OMAHA,FORGED A NEW ROAD ON THE NORTH NEW ROAD ON THE NORTH BANK OF THE PLATTER BANK OF THE PLATTER RIVER,AND ARRIVED MORE RIVER,AND ARRIVED MORE THAN FOUR MONTHS LATER THAN FOUR MONTHS LATER AT THEIR PROMISED LANDAT THEIR PROMISED LAND
Buying Santa Fe 900 Miles at a Buying Santa Fe 900 Miles at a TimeTime
In 1821 Newly independent Mexico opened In 1821 Newly independent Mexico opened Santa Fe to American tradeSanta Fe to American trade
Within a few years the Santa Fe trail from Within a few years the Santa Fe trail from Missouri was loaded with wagon trains full Missouri was loaded with wagon trains full of manufactured goodsof manufactured goods
Americans emptied Santa Fe of silver coins Americans emptied Santa Fe of silver coins by mid-1820sby mid-1820s
By the time the Mexican war Began U.S. By the time the Mexican war Began U.S. was so dominate of the economy that the was so dominate of the economy that the governer did not resist the takeover governer did not resist the takeover
IN THE ENDIN THE END
THE POPULATION IN CALIFORNIA THE POPULATION IN CALIFORNIA INCREASED DRAMATICLY OVER THE YEARS INCREASED DRAMATICLY OVER THE YEARS EVER SINCE GOLD WAS FOURATED TO THE EVER SINCE GOLD WAS FOURATED TO THE GREAT SALT LAKE BUT SINCE UNDEDGREAT SALT LAKE BUT SINCE UNDED
THE MORMONS MIGATED TO THE GREAT THE MORMONS MIGATED TO THE GREAT SALT LAKE UNTILL U.S MADE IT A SALT LAKE UNTILL U.S MADE IT A SETTLEMENT OF THE WITH MEXICOSETTLEMENT OF THE WITH MEXICO
THE MORMONS HAD CONFLICTS WITH THE MORMONS HAD CONFLICTS WITH FEDERAL OFFICIALS AND WAR ALMOST FEDERAL OFFICIALS AND WAR ALMOST BROKE OUT BETWEEN THE MORMONS AND BROKE OUT BETWEEN THE MORMONS AND THE U.S ARMYTHE U.S ARMY
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