American West 1839 - 1860 - focusd on the Mormons and the Gold Rush

26 slide powerpoint looking at the American West 1839 - 1860 - focusd on the Mormons and the Gold Rush
Who are the Mormons - what do they believe
The persecution and movement West of the Mormons
Mormon Trail
Development of Salt Lake City
Gold Rush - task
Sutters Mill
Video overview of Gold Rush
The Rush
Prospector song - source work
Ways in which prospectors searched for gold
Pictures of methods
Source work on hydrolic extraction / large scale mining and its environmental effects (3 exercises)
Side effects of Gold Rush - formation of cities - Californian Statehood
Effects of Gold Rush on Native Ameicans
Pikes Peak Gold Rush
Differences between Pikes Peak rush and Californian Gold Rush