By the Great Horn Spoon!

Did the Gold Rush Change California and its People?



Created by,
A. Leigh Scott

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Introduction

Use this website with the book: By the Great Horn Spoon! Explore the historical setting and events of the California Gold Rush. Consider the following questions:
  • Why did people take so many risks to travel to California to mine for gold?
  • How did people journey to California? What were the different routes they took?
  • What was life like for the early miners?



Journey to the Camps
    •The Gold Rush Journey
How and why did people travel to the west to mine for gold? After reading Chapters 1-2, take the role of a miner and write a postcard back home telling about your journey.
    •The Overland Trail
Some people travelled over the Overland Trail. Read about one person's journey. You can write a postcard from their point of view.
Map of Sea Route
    •World Map
Follow the route from Chapters 3-7 and design your own map using a draw program showing Praiseworthy's route from Boston to California.
Mining Camps
    •Rough and Ready
Compare the mining camp in this website with the mining camp in the book listed in Chapter 13.
    •Hard Life of a 49er Miner


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