PBS
Pbs: Georgia Stories: The Westward Movement, Part I
Georgia's economic development was quickly advanced by a gold rush during the 1830s which led to greater demand for land in Georgia and multiple Native American tribes being sent on the Trail of Tears.
Sacramento Bee
Gold Rush: Audio
A audio of the words of Sweet Medicine, an Indian leader, who warned his people of the onslaught of those who would invade their land seeking gold.
Other
Simple History: The California Gold Rush Cartoon 1849 (The Wild West)
Not many Americans lived in California in the 1800s, but that soon changed. By 1849 thousands upon thousands of people arrived in search of gold. This animated video summarizes what happened during the California Gold Rush. [2:16]