MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
ELECTION OF 1848 AND THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH
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Question
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During the California Gold Rush,
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millions of people struck it rich
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only a few people found even a trace of gold.
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many people discovered silver.
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many people discovered oil
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -On January 24, 1848, James W. Marshall discovered gold on the property of Johann A. Sutter near Coloma, California.
Detailed explanation-2: -The 1848 discovery of gold in California set off a frenzied Gold Rush to the state the next year as hopeful prospectors, called “forty-niners, ” poured into the state. This massive migration to California transformed the state’s landscape and population.
Detailed explanation-3: -in an address to Congress on December 5, 1848. 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!
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