JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
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The discovery of gold led to lead poisoning in the water supply.
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The discovery of gold sparked a population boom that led to New Mexico’s growth to statehood.
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The discovery of gold led to a decrease in immigration to the United States.
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The discovery of gold sparked a population boom that led to California’s growth to statehood.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The news of gold brought approximately 300, 000 people to California from the rest of the United States and abroad. The sudden influx of gold into the money supply reinvigorated the American economy; the sudden population increase allowed California to go rapidly to statehood in the Compromise of 1850.
Detailed explanation-2: -Explanation: With the discovery of gold in California led people to move in search of gold. People from all over the world came to get rich. Chinese in a large group immigrated to the United States during the California gold rush in 1849.
Detailed explanation-3: -Americans soon began “rushing” to California by land and sea before the “easy” gold disappeared. Between 1850 and 1860, California’s population grew from 92, 597 to 379, 994-a 310 percent increase!
Detailed explanation-4: -Arrival of the Forty-niners The discovery of gold in 1848 by James Marshall sparked a massive wave of westward migration. The largest influx occurred in 1849, and those prospectors who sought their fortunes became known collectively as forty-niners, in reference to the year they arrived.