New Helvetia (his agricultural colony)

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New Helvetia was John Sutter’s mid-19th-century agricultural settlement in Mexican Alta California that became a key hub of early California colonization and the site associated with the onset of the Gold Rush.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mexican-era California rancho
agricultural colony
settlement
alternativeName Nueva Helvecia
Sutter’s New Helvetia
linked to: Sutter’s Fort
approximateEndTime early 1850s
associatedWithEvent California Gold Rush
capital Sutter’s Fort
center Sutter’s Fort
country Mexico
declineCause California Gold Rush
land claims disputes after U.S. annexation
economy agriculture
cattle ranching
hide and tallow trade
wheat production
foundedBy John Sutter
founder John Sutter
governedBy John Sutter
hasPart Sutter’s Fort
historicalRole base for John C. Frémont’s expeditions
key hub of early California colonization
supply center for overland immigrants
inception 1839
languageUsed English
German
Spanish
legalBasis Mexican land grant to John Sutter
locatedIn Alta California
present-day California
locatedOn American River
Sacramento River
namedAfter Helvetia
Switzerland
namedBy John Sutter
partOf Mexican Alta California
presentLocation Sacramento, California area
region Sacramento Valley
significantEvent discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill
sovereignStateChange United States
sovereignStateChangeDate 1848
startTime 1839
timePeriod mid-19th century
usedLabor European settlers
Hawaiian laborers
Native American labor

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John Sutter founded New Helvetia (his agricultural colony)
Sutter’s Fort partOf New Helvetia colony
linked to: New Helvetia (his agricultural colony)