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Teachers Guide: Suggestions for Active Learning Few other events in history so profoundly changed the American social, political, and cultural landscape as did the California Gold Rush. Through the letters, diaries, and photographs of the period, much can be known about the people who were there. The film The Gold Rush and this companion website offer insights into the discovery of gold and its impact on a rapidly expanding nation moving from agrarian to industrial output. Topics include: the discovery of gold and how the news spread; the impact of the discovery on the diverse populations already living in California specifically Native Americans and Californios; the rapid influx of population and its effects on San Francisco; who made the journey to find gold and what were the various routes they took to California; what were the successes and failures of the mostly young men and the few women; the living conditions of miners; the methods of mining gold and how this changed over time; lawlessness and freedom at the mining camps; how did the concepts of gender, class, and race change; what was the impact of gold fever on African Americans, Native Americans, Hispanics, and Chinese; and the Gold Rushs impact on the geographic expansion of the United States and the idea of Manifest Destiny. Use part or all of the film, or delve into the rich resources available on this Web site to learn more, either in a classroom or on your own. The following activities are grouped into 4 categories: history, economics, geography, and civics. You can also read a few helpful hints for completing the activities. History?|?Economics?|?Geography?|?Civics At the beginning of the film, the historian J.S. Holliday says, Next to the Civil War in the 19th century, no other event had a greater impact, more long-lasting reverberations, than the Gold Rush. It transformed obviously California, but more importantly, it transformed America. 1.?? Consult the timeline and research how the Gold Rush tr