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My 11th Grade History Project!

Rounding off my junior year in high school, here's a history project I was assigned and edited together :3
It's quite a bit different from what I normally post, but let me know if y'all like it or not :3
Also trying out if I like pngtuber-style videos, if only there was some way to add in all the poses while editing automatically...

The Gold Rush was a rather note-worthy moment in America's history, propelling California to be a very influential state, sparking the Wild West era, and bolstering the United States' economy. For how fantastical and promising the sound of gold strewn across the landscape for miles and miles, living as a miner during the Gold Rush was very rough.

This video is satire and does not reflect my political views. I am very much not a Capitalist.

Recording software used: OBS 32.1.2
Editing software used: CapCut
Art program used: ibisPaint

I will be swapping to DaVinci Resolve after this video.

Music Used:
Hungry Shark Evolution - Gold Rush
Kornevmusic - Upbeat Happy Corporate
Kevin MacLeod - Easy Lemon
Kevin MacLeod - Strength of the Titans
Kevin MacLeod - I Got a Stick Arr Bryan Teoh
Kevin MacLeod - Gold Rush
Kevin MacLeod - Piano Between
Kevin MacLeod - Isolated
Kevin MacLeod - Cool Intro

(Copyright-free is copyright-free, right)

Sources:

Avey, Tori. “Food of the California Gold Rush | Stories | PBS Food.” PBS Food, 2015, www.pbs.org/food/stories/food-california-gold-rush.

Boggan, Steve. “Gold Rush California Was Much More Expensive than Today’s Tech-Boom California.” Smithsonian, Smithsonian.com, 30 Sept. 2015, www.smithsonianmag.com/history/gold-rush-california-was-much-more-expensive-todays-dot-com-boom-california-180956788/.

California Department of Parks and Recreation. “Gold Rush Overview.” CA State Parks, 2020, www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=1081.

“California Gold Rush | Definition, History, & Facts.” Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Oct. 2016, www.britannica.com/event/California-Gold-Rush.

“Library Guides: Guide to the Bancroft’s California Gold Rush Digital Collections: Life in the Camps and Mining Towns.” Berkeley.edu, 2025, guides.lib.berkeley.edu/c.php?g=1369541&p=10119745.

Norwich University. “Historical Impact of the California Gold Rush | Norwich University - Online.” Online.norwich.edu, Norwich University, 2024, online.norwich.edu/online/about/resource-library/historical-impact-california-gold-rush.

“Panning for Gold.” Si.edu, 16 Dec. 2025, americanhistory.si.edu/explore/exhibitions/on-the-water/online/maritime-nation/california-sea/panning-gold.

PBS. “The California Gold Rush.” PBS.org, PBS, 2024, www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/goldrush-california/.

Wikipedia Contributors. “List of Ghost Towns in California.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 6 Apr. 2026, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ghost_towns_in_California.

Inflation Calculator used:

https://www.officialdata.org/us/inflation/

Should I do more hand-drawn thumbnails?

Happy Pride Month! :3

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