Memorial Day

Hi guys, happy Memorial Day. Let me tell you the exact meaning of Memorial day and why we celebrate it.

The meaning

Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for remembering and honoring persons who have died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. The holiday, which is currently observed every year on the last Monday of May, was most recently held on May 28, 2018.

Gold rush

Hey guys, how are you doing. We all go to school right? Some people enjoy it, some don’t. Anyways, in our class we’re learning about the gold rush so, I’m going to tell you everything I learned about the gold rush.

Clothing

So, in the gold rush people wore very different clothes than what wear right now. During the gold rush clothing was very important because the clothing of a miner was based on his or her enthicity. Cn you believe that pants were first made in 1848 by Levi Strauss. Back than, everyone called jeans blue jeans. Miners often wore suspenders for comfort.

Restaurants

Normally the 49ers ate a lot of beans, supplemented by dried pork, boiled potatoes, dried apples, bread or biscuits, and sugar when they eat at restaurants. The drinks at restaurants were mostly water, coffee, tea, and brandy. The demand in California was so popular that a cost of an egg rose from 1 to 3 dollars. That was a lot in the olden days.

Tools

There were certain things that a miner needed to find gold like…

  • Gold pans
  • Gold rockers
  • Flumes and sluicing
  • Horse drawn Arrastre
  • shovels
  • hammers
  • chisels

Meaning

The California Gold Rush was the largest mass migration in America. It brought about 300,000 people to to California. It all started in January, 24,1848 when a gut named James W. Marshal found gold on a piece of land in California. The news of finding gold in California spread quickly and the Gold rush started.

Fun facts

  • Before the gold rush there was another big event in California called the silver rush
  • The gold rush was a male dominated event
  • Early sections of San Francisco were built out of ships abandoned by prospectors
  • 2 brothers mined about 1.5 million worth of money in a single year
  • The first gold rush in America was not in California
  • The gold rush attracted immigrants from all around the world
  • more fortunes were made by merchants than miners
  • Prospecting for gold was a very costly enterprise

Gold rush in video

Mother’s day

Hey guys if you’re reading this right now you might of noticed that this Sunday is Mother’s day. I just want to say that mothers work hard and try their hardest to make sure that your life is great and that you feel happy. They cook, wash clothes, and clean up the house. Mother’s day is the day that you do something for them in return. You should show them love and affection. Happy Mother’s day to all the moms out there.

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