Question

05.04 New Land
DIRECTIONS: You have completed your journey west to California in the 1800’s by wagon. Write a
letter to a friend or family member back home in the East encouraging or discouraging them from
making the same trip.

Make sure to include the following info:

 Why go west
 Where to settle
 How to get there and how long is the trip
 What to bring to be successful
 What life will be like
 Who they may meet
 What dangers will be faced

Your letter also needs to include an appropriate date that fits the time period and include specific details
and facts from the lesson.

Answer 1

My journey to western California in the 1800's by wagon. We write a letter to a friend in the East, encouraging or discouraging them to making the same trip.

Letter to family

Here in California, the news of gold brought in approximately 300,000 people. The sudden influx of gold into the money supply reinvigorated the American economy, and the sudden increase in population allowed California to quickly become a state.

The Gold Rush had severe effects on Native Californians and accelerated the decline of the Native American population from disease, famine, and the California genocide.

You can come to California to find gold, but you have to know that there are many criminals here.

With this letter, we talk about the reality of the gold rush and show the pros and cons of this trip.

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