This is a poster-advertisement for a steam ship to California to 'make your fortune.'
(All though this is from Nicaragua, we just want to state a fact about Chinese: at the beginning of the California gold rush, there are around 7 Chinese in California. The three years following, there are about 20,000 and still more arriving! Anyway...)
The California gold rush was a time of huge expanding for the U.S. because of all he immigrants who came in and settled and because and the huge economic boom that happened in the state. We think the California gold rush is actually kind of funny in its own way because although EVERYONE who came to California during the gold rush was there to make money. The reason this is funny is because the miners themselves rarely made any money(they often came with more than they left with) but people how made companies that sold mining picks and such (and the people that owned the land) became ridiculously rich.
One more fact: since the economic boom happened so fast, the prices for everyday things (like water) soared in price. Since the miners were (temporarily) rich, some of them didn't mind spending as much as $100 for a glass of water in a bar!!! 
Above: (Please excuse the mild 'jack***' language: you know what they mean)
Above: An African-American man(free) finds gold.
Above: Some unlucky white miners
Left: This image represents a gold coin made during the California gold rush with gold found. The gold rush is one of the main reasons that “These United States” expanded.
Above: This map shows how the U.S. got the land it inhabits today and when parts were bought and when they got their names.
Peter & Logan D.
Deborahs Design team
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