MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
ELECTION OF 1848 AND THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH
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The reader would learn about the ‘49ers before learning about who first discovered gold in the mountains
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The reader would learn about the number of people who participated in the Gold Rush before learning about the number of people living in California.
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The reader would learn about the dangers of gold mining before learning about the benefits of gold mining.
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The reader would learn about the ending years of the Gold Rush before learning about what started the Gold Rush.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Q. How would the article change if “Lasting Impact Of The Gold Rush” were moved to the beginning of the article? The reader would learn about the number of people who participated in the Gold Rush before learning about the number of people living in California.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Gold Rush significantly influenced the history of California and the United States. It created a lasting impact by propelling significant industrial and agricultural development and helped shape the course of California’s development by spurring its economic growth and facilitating its transition to statehood.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Gold Rush had severe effects on Native Californians and accelerated the Native American population’s decline from disease, starvation and the California genocide.
Detailed explanation-4: -The gold rush of 1848 brought still more devastation. Violence, disease and loss overwhelmed the tribes. By 1870, an estimated 30, 000 native people remained in the state of California, most on reservations without access to their homelands.