In 1848‚ the Gold Rush was a major factor of the United States expansion. There was this massive open land with the promise of gold and no government or laws to tell people they could not have it. Numerous people from the East coast traveled to California to be a part of the gold. This brought more than men to mine the land. Businessmen and merchants also came to California. With all these people looking for gold they needed every day basics like entertainment‚ places to eat and where to leave
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How the gold rush affects San Francisco today San Francisco has been affected by one of the largest migrations in so many different ways. Teams‚ bridges and even restaurants have been named after the SF gold rush. This also was partly why so many people live in the bay area today. The gold rush brought life around San Francisco in the hills where redwood students grow up today. The SF gold rush influenced the names of bridges‚ teams‚ restaurants and even brought life to the city and its surroundings
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fulfill a dream? Thousands of gold hunters from all corners of the world did so in hopes of striking rich after an abrupt discovery of gold in the American territory of California. This huge worldwide flock of people became known as The California Gold Rush of 1849. The Gold Rush granted riches to only a handful of miners‚ but provided Americans as well as many foreigners a new homeland and life. At the start of the 1830 decade‚ about 500 people resided in California. One of these settlers was
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California was once a silent and an unheard-of place. Since Mr. John Marshall discovered gold at Sutter’s Mill in 1848‚ the gold rush era started and California became popular. It has become a place where people expected to be successful and wealthy. For this reason‚ the gold finders from all over the world came to Sutter’s Mill to pursue their dreams. However‚ many of them found that their dreams did not come true. In fact‚ they had to do lots of hard work that barely led to financial success. Was
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The west gave people the chance to mine for gold or to start anew in its growing cities. The ultimate goal for people emigrating to the west was to be successful and obtaining a better life. Many of the people achieved success by raising families‚ creating profitable farms‚ or becoming rich. Success is another large
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The setting took place in Alaska during the gold mining seasons. It was winter in Alaska at the time Jack Conroy left his town to search for his dead father’s gold claim with his friend Alex Larson. During the gold mining seasons‚ many men went and searched for gold. Jack couldn’t go to his father’s claim alone so he teamed up with Alex to find what’s rightfully his. There were snow on every rock‚ tree‚ and ground he looked at. The plot of White Fang was for Jack Conroy to find his father’s claim
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GKE1 TASK1 Western Governor’s University A. The Nile River was a great contributing factor in the development of early Egypt. It is the country’s longest running river‚ and runs right through Egypt. The location of the river added convenience‚ which aided agricultural abilities helping to boost civilization. Farmers used the water for irrigation since most of Egypt is dry. During the long rainy season‚ the Nile would flood. When the flood occurred it would drop deposits of silt‚ a rich
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environmental or physical geographic factors that contributed to the development and expansion of the United states had to be the Gold Rush‚ and the Irish Potato Famine. The Irish potato famine was devistating to Ireland and laid waste to it’s population‚ but ended up spurring Irish immigration to the United States‚ leading to both growth and expansion. The gold rush that took hold in the United States was one of the biggest factors that pushed people west and lead to a greater settlement of the
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On January 24th‚ 1848‚ a man named James W. Marshall ignited the gold rush in Sutter’s Mill in Coloma‚ California. Many Americans flocked to the west coast to try to get rich quick‚ but there was also a huge influx of people from China. The people who came from China were poor and living in unlivable conditions; therefore‚ if they could find a way into America they could create a healthy life and make enough money to send for the rest of their family to come. People from China did not just come to
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with few immigrants. It was the discovery of gold of 1848 in California that brought Chinese immigrants to the United States.(Archuleta) Between 1850 and 1880‚ their population jumped from 7‚520 to 105‚465‚ with 77 percent living in California. The Chinese had initially immigrated to the U.S to look for better opportunities for themselves and their families. (Archuleta) The gold rush just spurred the Chinese on to immigrant quicker. After the Gold Rush‚ Chinese immigrants moved to the Railroad industry
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