Chapter 14: Manifest Destiny "Gold!" Introduction      In this chapter you learned that John Marshall's discovery of gold in 1848 caused a stampede of gold seekers to California. These "forty-niners" came from all over the globe in search of the valuable nuggets. Go onto the Internet to examine several photographs of the California Gold Rush. Destination Title: The Oakland Museum of California Web site Note: Clicking on the link above will launch a new browser window. Need help using your browser for this activity? Click here for tips. Directions Start at the Oakland Museum of California Web site. In the Search for Keywords box, type gold rush. Click on Silver & Gold: Cased Images of the California Gold Rush at Oakland Museum of California. Examine several of the photographs and their accompanying text. Answer the following questions. 1. Examine the subjects of Miner with Pick and Suspenders and Miner with Shovel. What are some similarities and differences you note between the men? 2. In Miners and Sluice Boxes, what evidence do you see that mining was hazardous to the environment. 3. In Chinese Man, what drew so many Chinese to California during the gold rush? 4. How were Chinese miners discriminated against?