MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
ELECTION OF 1848 AND THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH
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taught school.
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wrote a letter to a friend.
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Started and owned her own hotel.
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bought groceries to make dinner.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1896 Shaaw Tláa, also known as Kate Carmack, was traveling in remote parts of Canada when her group discovered gold at Rabbit Creek. This discovery kicked off the Klondike Gold Rush and made Shaaw Tláa the first woman involved in this epic part of history.
Detailed explanation-2: -Board of New Jersey led much-publicized women’s expeditions; some such as Belinda Mulrooney and Martha Black Purdy made their money in the gold mining business; others such as Harriet Pullen and Mollie Walsh were entrepreneurs; and yet more, such as Nellie Cashman and Klondike Kate spent their time serving others.
Detailed explanation-3: -Dawson City, Yukon is the heart of the world-famous Klondike Gold Rush. On August 16, 1896, three Yukon “Sourdoughs”: George Carmack, Dawson Charlie, and Skookum Jim found gold on Rabbit Creek (now Bonanza Creek) a tributary of the Klondike River.
Detailed explanation-4: -Káa Goox. Káa Goox, with three others, discovered the gold that spurred the Klondike Gold Rush leading him to become a rich man. After traveling in the continental United States his strong connection to Carcross, Yukon Territory brought him home to Canada.