The California Gold Rush

8G History Week 12

In 1848, a man named John Sutter built a sawmill along the American River. It was located about 50 miles away from modern-day Sacramento. On January 24th, James W. Marshall, who was Sutter’s carpenter, found gold flakes in the river! Both men promised to keep it a secret, but eventually the secret got out.

Thousands of people rushed to California, due to the news of the gold. John Sutter went bankrupt because of the large amount of people that flooded the area.

People came by sailing around Cape Horn or by taking the 2,000 mile journey across the U.S. Many people died before they even reached California.

By 1853, over a quarter of a million people had arrived in California to try their luck at finding gold. Most people were not very lucky! The working conditions were poor, and prices were very high.

The Gold Rush made lots of boom towns, or towns that sprang up very quickly. Some of those towns are still around today, like San Francisco.

The California Gold Rush fizzled out by the end of the decade, but the impact that it had on our country is still visible today. The gold rush helped California gain its statehood in 1850.

What I Would Do If I Won the Lottery

Daily writing prompt
What would you do if you won the lottery?
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If I won the lottery, I would invest some of it. This way, my money wouldn’t lose value from inflation. I would also have money in case I decide to go to college or buy a car, etc. I probably donate some of the rest, because I really don’t need all of that money. And with the small amount that’s left, I would use it to buy something fun.

P.S. I don’t play the lottery. I never plan to because it is a waste of money, so I probably will never win.

8G History Lesson 55 Assignment

In this assignment, I will be summarizing the events of the Trail of Tears.

The Trail of Tears was when multiple Native American tribes were forced to relocate from their homeland. Some of these tribes were the Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole. They were forced to move to Indian Territory, which is modern-day Oklahoma.

The reason for the Trail of Tears was because settlers wanted more land. There was a gold rush in Georgia, where the Cherokees made their home. The U.S. government forced the tribes out.

The settlers were happy, because they didn’t have to do much to the land, because the Native Americans had already done a lot of the land work.

Most of the tribes agreed to it, but some tribes like the Seminole, fought to stay in their homeland.

It was called the Trail of Tears because many Native Americans died along the way, so it was a very sad time. It is estimated that over 15,000 died on their trip west.

The physical trail was about 5,000 miles long.

PF Week 13-Small business idea

One idea that I have for a small business is a gardening business.

The first step is to order seeds and plants. I will have to choose which plants will be the most productive and have the highest value to work ratio, because I can’t plant every vegetable! Some ideas: Peas, potatoes, green beans, peppers.

After the seeds come, I will need to plant any seeds that need to be germinated inside, like peppers. That will require careful work.

After that, it’s tilling time! We already have the tools, so I don’t need to buy any.

Next, it’s preparation and planting time. For peas, I will need trellis/mesh for them to climb on. For peppers and tomatoes, stakes are required.

Then comes the grind: keeping the garden alive! Weeding, weeding, and more weeding. If it’s dry out, watering! I could set up automatic sprinkler systems to auto-water the plants when it’s dry out.

Last is harvesting the vegetables, the most fun part (in my opinion!)

Phew, all that work, and now the fruits of my labor are…

BUT WAIT!

That’s just one part of running a gardening business! Don’t forget to manage the more technical side of it! I also need to set up the business side of it! I will need to figure out a put advertisements up, and set the prices.

Then, selling the vegetables. I will need to find a suitable location.

After all that is finished, the fruits of my labor…

Money(and veggies!):-)