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    The Gold Rush established California as a place for life in the fast lane. It has been 150 years since that most significant event in California and the nation’s history. In 1848 a cry rang out that uprooted homes the world over and sent ships to the sea‚ wagons to the Northwest and hopes and dreams skyward. The cry was GOLD and the California Gold Rush was on. The Gold Rush had a profound impact on the settling of California. Hundreds of thousands came to find gold‚ and many of them stayed. San

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    Migratory Effects of the Gold Rush on California America has long and rich history and one of most famous and largest was gold rush happened in California throughout 1848. The gold that was found in California was considered unique because golden nuggets were found in the river which made it easy to collect and also free to take home. Many of the gold seekers believed that they would return home in a few months or in a year with their packets full of gold. The spirit of gold attracted hundreds and

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    How the California Gold Rush was Unsuccessful Did you know that over 90‚000 people all from around the globe traveled to California in 1849 in search of their fortune? James Marshall discovered the first nugget of gold on his small farm in the small town of San Francisco. He ran through the streets yelling‚” Gold!‚ Gold!‚ From the American river!”. Some miners even considered him the founder of the gold rush‚ but not all people were as successful as James Marshall was. The shortage of gold and the

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    April 8‚ 2015 Project Synopsis Step 1: How was the Gold Rush significant to population and economic growth of California? Step 2: The California Gold Rush is historically significant in the time period of the late 1840s because it gave a population boost and tremendous economic growth. In Holt McDougal it states‚ “The discovery of gold brought quick population growth and an economic boom.” This shows that the gold rush brought along great population and economic growth. 2.“The whole

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    the first foundings of Gold were cited in California‚ many citizens around the western coast and eastern coast fled to the scene of the spot being the Sierra Mountains near California. The Gold Rush led to huge expenses in labor shortages around the western coast; this funded opportunities for many residents who were in need of job opportunities. The economy would blossom and flourish from manufactured products‚ merchant business and agricultural products produced in California being grapes and tomatoes

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    States is the California gold rush. Before the gold rushCalifornia was mostly unfamiliar to the rest of the United States. When gold was discovered in 1849‚ mostly men left their homes and started traveling across the country to discover the newfound riches. New towns began to pop up along the routes that travelers were taking to get to California. Populations growths were abundant in the new areas of the United States were there weren’t many people before (History of the Gold Rush‚ 1999). The

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    admittance of California as a territory to the United States of America had a tremendous effect on the aborignals bands living in the newly claimed land. Already suffering from the strife caused by the two previous colonizing nations which held control over them for the previous seventy-two years‚ the natives of California were subjected to disease‚ stravation and violent campaigns by American settlers intent on exterminating entire native populations through the use of fire and steel. The gold rush in 1848

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    132 days. 2‚200 miles traveling to California for the gold rush. There was a gold rush in California. Some challenges people faced when traveling to California gold rush were the long journey‚ the lack of resources‚ and the spread of diseases. One of the challenges that travelers faced was the long journey. “There were wagons of every kind‚ including well-built covered wagons and simple‚ open carts. Usually they were pulled by oxen‚ but some pioneers used mules. Not everyone sat in a wagon or cart

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    Lasting Negative Effects of the Gold Rush The California Gold Rush of the 1850’s brought long lasting negative effects. Many think or have learned more about only the benefits of the Gold Rush. Those who have‚ fail to realize the many negative effects it brought. Communities were ruptured‚ cultures were abused‚ and our environment was sacrificed. The Gold Rush impacted the California community‚ Native Americans‚ and the environment. California’s Gold Rush began in 1848. James W. Marshall

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    The Gold Rush is an important event in the history of California. The Gold Rush led to an increase in population. The spread of gold craze came over the whole country and even the whole world. Hundreds of thousand of gold seekers rushed to California‚ hoping to makes their fortunes by land or by sea. They were Americans‚ Europeans‚ South Americans and Chinese. Even soldier and sailor deserted by hundreds to find gold. The gold craze spread to Hawaii‚ Oregon‚ and Utah and even to Mexico‚ Peru and

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