Describes the California Gold Rush and the impact it had on immigration to the United States and to the future demographics of California. Includes a high-resolution map of the gold region of California in 1851.

This site provides the complete etext for Zane Grey's story, "Desert Gold."

A learning module that begins with "Klondike Gold Rush," accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and student...

A rich site on the California gold rush, 1848-1858. An online exhibit traces the gold rush using primary sources, a teacher page gives lesson plans from 4-12 and a kid's page offers further online adventures. Takes a long time to load.

This site provides a great article that explains the gold standard and why it didn't work for the United States and many other nations.

A poem from Emily Dickinson, "I Never Told the Buried Gold", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Jocelyn Medawar and can access a printable version of this piece.

In the early decades of the 1800s, the southern Piedmont's gold mines attracted prospectors, investors, and miners. Tar Heel gold had first been found in 1799 on John Reed's farm in Cabarrus County, several miles west of the Uwharrie...

This page discusses what happened to many of the gold miners when the gold ran out in California.

Read about the environmental impact the changing technology of gold mining inflicted on California and the economic impact on the miners.

Contains an article on the discovery of gold in California at Sutter's Mill that resulted in the California Gold Rush.

This page discusses the many different cultures that came to California during the gold rush.

Students explore and use the concept of ratio in a real-world situation. They will make judgments regarding accuracy and precision of measurement.

The arrival of Hernan Cortez in Mexico, his encounters with the Aztec ruler Montezuma II and the Spanish defeat of the Aztecs are described.

Read and view a copy of the complete text of the treaty of Fort Laramie which recognized the Black Hills as part of the Sioux Reservation. Accompanying documentary explains how the treaty was broken as a result of the discovery of gold...

A brief biography of James Marshall who discovered gold at Sutter's Mill in 1848, which led to the California Gold Rush.

This photo shows an enormous gold nugget. Known as the Mojave Nugget, it weighs 156 ounces and is the largest gold nugget found in California. Gold is a precious metal with the chemical symbol Au. For more information on gold, check out...

Gold medal.

Wikipedia details the life and career of Oscar De La Hoya, the "Golden Boy," who won a 1992 Olympic Gold Medal in boxing to keep a promise to his dying mom.

This site provides many full text poems by Robert Frost. There are also multiple links for more information on Frost and his works.

Biography of John Sutter, a Swiss settler who helped to develop Californian and saw his fortunes dwindle after the California Gold Rush.

From the Smithsonian, this site offers lessons and resources on currency, its use (in the form of gold dust, salt, or metal objects) as an instrument of trade in historic Africa, and its requirements as an instrument of trade in the...

Table of Contents of an easy-to-understand history of California ranging from the first peoples to the turn of the century and covers the topics of the Missions, the discovery of gold, the towns and the cities.

Carl Lewis is featured in this brief biography highlighting his career and achievements as a gold medal winning track and field athlete.

Here is a gold mine of information about advertising from 1867 to 1918 in the western part of the United States, particularly the Pacific Northwest. This collection of 450 ads shows social, cultural, and economic trends during this time...