The California Gold Rush was the opportunity of a lifetime for westward expansion as well as helped inspire the American dream it gave prospectors the hope of financial and family security, job opportunity and freedom.
California Gold Rush Timeline
1848- James W. Marshall discovers gold
1849- President Polk confirms the discovery/ word of the Gold Rush spread
1850- The Act of the Government and Protection of Indians is passed
1850- California became a free state
1852- Gold Rush is almost over
1849- President Polk confirms the discovery/ word of the Gold Rush spread
1850- The Act of the Government and Protection of Indians is passed
1850- California became a free state
1852- Gold Rush is almost over