Class 5-306 has been studying Westward Expansion and the Gold Rush. Students learned about California's first millionaire, the savvy Samuel Brannan. Did he become a millionaire by mining for gold? No! When he learned of California's discovery, he bought all the mining supplies he could get his hands on and sold them for absurd prices. With that, he became absurdly rich!
Students also spent time becoming experts on a Gold Rush topic and then taught the class about it. They did a great job!
