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La ruée vers l’or en Californie (California gold rush) est une période d'environ huit ans (1848-1856) qui commence en janvier 1848 par suite de la découverte d'or à Sutter's Mill, une scierie appartenant au Suisse Johann August Sutter, près de Coloma, à l'est de Sacramento, dans l'actuel État de Californie (États-Unis) [1].
The California gold rush (1848–1855) was a gold rush that began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people to California from the rest of the United States and abroad.
Gold rushes occurred in the mid- to late-19th century, primarily along North America’s West Coast from California to Alaska. In Canada, key events included the Fraser River , Cariboo and Klondike gold rushes, as well as the Fraser Canyon War and the founding of British Columbia as a colony in 1858.
18 juin 2024 · Overview of the California Gold Rush, the rapid influx of fortune seekers in California that began after gold was found at Sutter’s Mill on the American River in early 1848. The Gold Rush reached its peak in 1852.
A gold rush or gold fever is a discovery of gold—sometimes accompanied by other precious metals and rare-earth minerals—that brings an onrush of miners seeking their fortune.
Learn how the discovery of gold in 1848 sparked a massive migration of 300,000 prospectors to California, transforming its landscape and population. Explore the challenges, conflicts, and consequences of the Gold Rush for Native Americans, immigrants, and settlers.
6 avr. 2010 · Learn about the discovery of gold in California in 1848, the mass migration of prospectors, the political and social consequences, and the decline of the mining industry. Explore the causes, events and legacy of the Gold Rush, one of the most significant events in American history.
