California Gold Rush and Settlement of Utah PowerPoint Presentation

PowerPoint presentation: 30 slides

Objective: To examine the increased settlements of Utah and California.

 

Key Terms and People:

Joseph Smith

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons)

Nauvoo

Refuge

Brigham Young

Utah

Mormon Trail

Mormon Tabernacle Choir

Gold Rush

Forty-niners

Donner Party

Multimedia:

Audio – Mormon Tabernacle Choir

Video- What exactly happened during the California Gold Rush? (2:12)

Audio – The Story of Levi Strauss & Co.

Audio – A Miner’s Life

Video – Gold Rush: In a Nutshell (2:37)

Video – Donner Party (4:24)