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  1. History Lessons
  2. U.S. History
  3. Slavery and Expansion
  4. The Gold Rush and San Francisco
Topic: U.S. History
Time Period: Slavery and Expansion
Category: Lesson Plan

The Gold Rush and San Francisco

This lesson opens with three nineteenth-century illustrations of San Francisco. Students analyze the images and consider how depictions of the city changed over time. Next, students read two firsthand accounts and compare these narratives with the illustrations to explore how the Gold Rush affected San Francisco.

Gold Rush

Image: Chromolithograph of San Francisco by Frank Marryat, 1850. From the Library of Congress.

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