| A | B |
|---|
| Gold discovered at Sutters Mill | January 24, 1848 |
| Immigrants crossed the continent to American in 1849 | 32,000 |
| Immigrants crossed the continent of American in 1850 | 44,000 |
| Immigrant had problems by sea | Trips were long and dangerous |
| Immigrants by sea prepared for their journey | 4 to 8 months |
| Life on the gold fields exposed the miners to | loneliness, homesickness, bad food, physical dangers, death |
| Miners escaped the reality by | correspondance with home, gambling and other miners |
| The more people came to California | Easy surface gold disappeared |
| Failed miners became | enterpreneurs |
| By 1852 | 275,000 gold seekers came to California |
