Our selection contains both fiction and nonfiction in new and out of print titles and the classic northern works by authors like robert service, jack london and pierre berton. By 1897 up to 30,000 prospectors had arrived in the newly created towns of skagway and dyea, jumpingoff points to the. Sources on the klondike and alaska gold rushes, 18961914. Klondike gold rush reading comprehension passages and. Klondike gold rush wikimili, the best wikipedia reader.
It can be used in units on western expansion, late 19thcentury commerce, and urban history. To gold rush cemetery, dyea, and klondike highway footbridge mascot saloon lynch and kennedy dry goods store pantheon saloon j. Primary and secondary sources the klondike and alaskas gold rush secondary sources. This quiz and worksheet combination will test your knowledge of specific aspects of this gold rush. Gold was literally found all over the place, and most of these early stakeholders who became known as the klondike kings became wealthy. Still renowned as the richest gold strike in north american mining. In july the first tattered goldladen millionaires landed on a san francisco wharf, dragging suitcases, canvas sacks, and old cartons heavy with gold.
This historical event took place during the late 1890s in the yukon territory of northwestern canada and later in alaska. This thesis explores the lives of the women of dawson city at the height of the alaska klondike gold rush of 1898. The enclosed curriculum materials consist of a variety of original documents related to the klondike gold rush and seattle and a set of maps of the pacific northwest and alaska. This website and its content is subject to our terms and conditions. From pbs, the klondike gold rush tells the legendary story of the alaskayukon gold rush. Klondike gold rush national historical park july 612, 1998 5 as is shown by figure 3, visitors were concentrated in five different age groups, all over the age of 46. There are a total of five sessions or chapters in the entire.
Dyea area plan finding of no significant impact 2014. First nations packers and others at the healy and wilson post in dyea, alaska, at the foot of the chilkoot trail, 1898. The klondike gold rush uw libraries digital collections. The gold rush and westward expansion in order to understand the significance of the gold rush, it is important to look back at the events that led to the discovery of gold in california. Finding your gold rush relative alaska state library. From pbs, the klondike gold rush tells the legendary story of the alaska yukon gold rush. Presented by the alaska gold rush centennial task force. Nothing captured the american male s search for manly adventure, rugged individualism, and money as the klondike gold rush. One of the most important events was the mexicanamerican war 184648. These materials are intended to provide students with an opportunity to learn about and investigate a.
Klondike gold rush project based learning and informational text this 29 page klondike gold rush unit provides students with everything they need to complete a comprehensive common core aligned social studies unit on the canadian gold rush in the yukon. The klondike gold rush 1 on august 16, 1896 yukonarea indians skookum jim mason and tagish charlie, along with seattleite george carmack found gold in rabbit creek, near dawson, in the yukon region of canada. A teachers resource for the klondike gold rush alaska public lands. Your response after each prompt should be at least one paragraph. Information sharing during the klondike gold rush article pdf available in the journal of economic history 6704. Gold was discovered there by local miners on august 16, 1896, and, when news reached seattle and san francisco the following year, it trigge. The klondike gold rush, often called the yukon gold rush, was a mass exodus of prospecting migrants from their hometowns to canadian yukon territory and alaska after gold was discovered there in. This student handbook provides an overview of the klondike. This inspired a migration of an estimated 100,000 people between 1896 and 1899, hoping to find similar success and riches. Pdf when george carmack struck gold in the yukon territory on 17 august 1896, he freely shared the details and started what would eventually be three.
Displaying top 8 worksheets found for klondike gold rush. Click download or read online button to get call of the klondike book now. It is the eighth of the original 12 chapters in the series the life and times of scrooge mcduck. It takes place before the prisoner of white agony creek and the hearts of the yukon. Parks canada, canadas national park service, recognizes the klondike gold rush natural and cultural values by managing chilkoot trail national historic site in. At yukon books we carry a wide selection of books about the people and territory of northern canada. The unit was designed for junior high school students but can be. Teaching with historic places national park service. Renowned as the richest gold strike in north american mining history, the klondike gold rush 18961899 set off a stampede of more than 100,000 people on a colossal journey from alaska to. Learn klondike gold rush with free interactive flashcards. Home about me instructional design students enter here primary sources resources. Pdf jack london and the klondike gold rush download full.
Perhaps for this reason, writes about the klondike rush with the same fluidity and ease with which a fish swims. When george carmack struck gold in the yukon territory on 17 august 1896. Choose from 500 different sets of klondike gold rush flashcards on quizlet. Klondike gold rush flashcards and study sets quizlet. Commonlit klondike gold rush free reading passages and. The klondike gold rush was a migration by an estimated 100,000 prospectors to the klondike region of the yukon, in northwestern canada, between 1896 and 1899. Berton describes the men of the gold rush with a breathtaking vividness and passion. Information sharing during the klondike gold rush simon fraser.
The mexicanamerican war was a war of national aggression. The last great gold rush, 18961899 by pierre berton. The gold fields were located approximately 600 miles to the north, near the junction of the klondike and yukon rivers at todays dawson city. Finding your gold rush relative how to find your gold rush relative. According to william ogilvie, some years before the gold rush the two traders cut a pack trail along the chilkoot route from their post to sheep camp. Pdf information sharing during the klondike gold rush. Its also called the yukon gold rush, the last great gold rush and the alaska gold rush. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Berton grew up in the klondike listening to stories from those who had lived through the crazy gold rush.
After each prompt, respond in writing, using your imagination and creative skills. Klondike gold rush, canadian gold rush of the late 1890s. Primary and secondary sources the klondike and alaskas gold rush secondary sources klondike. On august 16, 1896, miners found gold in the klondike region of the yukon in northwestern canada.
Klondike gold rush national historical park foundation statement. This historical event took place during the late 1890s in the yukon territory of. Bruce parham, may 1997 updated april 2001 national archives and records administrationpacific alaska region anchorage, alaska. Call of the klondike download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. The klondike gold rush was an event of migration by an estimated 100,000 people prospecting to the klondike region of northwestern canada in the yukon region between 1896 and 1899. There are five prompts for each session or chapter. The last great gold rush, 18961899 berton, pierre on. Klondike gold rush historical database contains photographs, newspaper clippings, documents, contemporary seattle business names and locations, vessel sailing dates and passenger lists. The klondike gold rush new york city teaching fellows. Mushing during the klondike gold rush sled dogs were an important part of the klondike gold rush. Primary and secondary sources the klondike and alaskas. On the way to the gold fields excerpt from an article written by australian george vernon who describes his travels to the klondike during the gold rush for a brisbane newspaper. Tappan adney and the klondike stampede the klondike gold. Gold was discovered there by local miners on august 16, 1896, and, when news reached seattle and san francisco the following year, it triggered a stampede of prospectors.
The story takes place from 1896 to 1897 and deals with scrooge mcduck who participates in the klondike gold rush. Klondike gold rush national historical park general management plan 1997. We are among the top independent sellers of canadian books on the internet. The prospectors forstalled cold weather, starvation, and competition by gaining skills in survival, and follow the path to riches. An environmental history of the klondike gold rush weyerhaeuser environmental books by kathryn morse and william cronon aug 1, 2003. On the way to the field letter from a brisbaneite someone from brisbane, australia. Seattle outfits the klondike gold rush national park. The klondike gold rush is a production of gold rush productions inc. Some of the worksheets for this concept are teachers guide, gold rush prices work, call of the wild ch 1, grade 7 reading practice test, an integrated unit plan grade 45 social studies kay, sample prestwick houseactivity pack, call of the wild tg, race to the klondike. Swept up in the gold rush of 1897, young jack london headed north to strike it rich in the klondike and discovered something more precious than goldthe seeds of the stories that would flower into his classic novels the call of the wild and white fang, and timeless short stories such as to build a fire. The king of the klondike or the argonaut of white agony creek is a 1993 scrooge mcduck comic by don rosa.
The alaskan gold rush handouts, one activity per group with five groups in a class. Fortyone percent of the visitors were in the 5165 age group and 23% were 66 or older. Some became wealthy, but the majority went in vain. Gold mining in the yukon and alaska was by no means an unheard of industry, and even in the depressed years of the mid1890s, seattle and other.
The klondike gold rush took place in alaska in the late 1800s. Excerpt from an article written by australian george vernon. An environmental history of the klondike gold rushuniversity of washington press2003. It will focus on women of all social classes to prove that the historical moment popularly represented simply as a northern wildwest adventure is characterized by a false stereotype. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The klondike gold rush was a frenzy of gold rush immigration to and gold prospecting in the klondike near dawson city in the yukon territory, canada. Curriculum materials an extensive resource pdf file developed by kathryn morse, university of washington dept.