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Early Settlers - Coggle Diagram
Early Settlers
Gold Miners (49ers)
Benefits
Opened up the West - Cities were made such as San Francisco
Costs
People did not make money. Mining towns were a huge source of racism and crime
The Reality
Journey was difficult, by the time time most of them got there there was no gold left
Push Factors
High Unemployment
Economic Depression
Pull Factors
Gold - was discovered in California in 1848, many believed they could make a fortune
First Farmers
Travelled to the west coast from the 1830's to the 1840's
Journey
They followed the Oregon trail, the journey took months, they had to deal with harsh weather, mountains, rivers, lack of resources, disease, and cannibalism
Push Factors
High Unemployment
Expensive Land
Economic Depression
Pull Factors
Adventure
Jobs
Fertile Land in California
Propaganda
Manifest Destiny
Mormons
They went west in the 1830's and 1840's after several failed attempts at settling in the east
Moved due to religious persecution
Also known as "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints"
Mountain Men
Living
Livid in dangerous conditions in the Rocky mountains, they were nomadic and livid with the natives
Trade
Hunted and trapped animals in the mountains and then traded them back east
Trailblazers
When the fur trade ended, they blazed the rails for the early settlers and acted at tour guides