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    economic and social of Australia had totally develop cause of the gold rushes. Before 1851‚ White population arrival was approximately 77‚000. Over the 70 year‚ most of white population had been convicts sent by ship. By 2 year that seek by Edward Hargrave’s to explore the gold rushes at Bathurst‚ Australia’s population rise to over 540‚000 and 370‚000 immigrants take place in Australia’s port during the year 1852. Before the gold rushes found in Bathurst‚ Victoria had been built as an individual

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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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    “I declare this to be gold‚” announced John Augustus Sutter one random day in the early months of the year 1848. During the construction of a sawmill in 1848‚ James Marshall the carpenter in-charge of the construction made a major discovery of gold. While Sutter wanted to keep this discovery a secret‚ the news eventually got out‚ leading to what is now known as the California Gold Rush. Of course‚ once the news of gold spread‚ men swarmed to California to get a grab at the expensive metal. Soon western

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    Environmental Effect from the Gold Rush Every tribe‚ city and nation has its own story that gives it a defining trait and our state of California is no different. Most people know that California is also known as the “Golden State”‚ but among all the reasons that gave it this name‚ aside from the unlimited sunshine throughout the year‚ the Gold Rush back in the mid 19th century is probably the most significant one of all. Most would agree that the Gold Rush was a positive‚ iconic event in California’s

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    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 lack

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    Marshall found a few tiny gold nuggets. Thus began one of the largest human migrations in history as a half-million people from around the world descended upon California in search of instant wealth.The first printed notice of the discovery was in the March 15 issue of "The Californian" in San Francisco. Shortly after Marshall ’s discovery‚ General John Bidwell discovered gold in the Feather River and Major Pearson B. Reading found gold in the Trinity River. The Gold Rush was soon in full sway. In

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    the discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill in Northern California in early 1848. Word of the discoveries location spread quickly and people soon swarmed into the hills seeking the precious commodity. In 1849 alone‚ California saw eighty thousand people arrive to look for gold‚ that number grew to three hundred thousand by 1854. An estimated ten million dollars in gold was extracted in 1849‚ forty-one million the following year and another eighty-one in 1852. Americans felt the gold rush was an equal opportunity

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    The Unfulfilled Dream at Klondike Klondike Gold Rush‚ which is also known as Yukon Gold Rush‚ was one of the world’s most influential impacts of the discovery of gold. The rush started by the accidental discovery of a gold placer in Rabbit Creek‚ Yukon‚ by a man named Skookum Jim Mason and his brother in law‚ George Carmack‚ in 1896 (Klondike Gold Rush). The news of the gold finding spread through the Yukon River valley and eventually reached the United States in 1897. At that time‚ the United

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    Buck‚ the main character‚ has been through so much‚ but each time he rebounds. Through the this novel‚ Buck experiences hardships‚ like anyone‚ but he finds a way to get through it each time. This novel takes place during the Klondike Gold Rush. The Klondike Gold Rush is in Alaska‚ Klondike Region‚ Canada‚ and Yukon Region. The novel is mainly in Alaska. In this narrative Buck has faced and conquered many things such as Buck having to adapt to new weather‚ Buck had to kill‚ and Buck had to decide on

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    James Marshall played a key role in the Gold Rush because he was the first person to discover gold. He was able to improve economic prospects that changed the history of California. According to the article “Racing’s California Oasis’” Elias Baldwin purchased land and territory to mine for gold for himself. Elias Baldwin was a businessman that invested a lot of money into the Gold Rush in order to become more wealthy. This simply shows how people wanted to explore more land in order to make more

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