MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
ELECTION OF 1848 AND THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH
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Detailed explanation-1: -Merchants: Merchants sold supplies during the California Gold Rush. Using animals called mules to carry the supplies, merchants sold items such as building supplies, food, and tools to the gold miners living in mining camps.
Detailed explanation-2: -The effects of the Gold Rush were substantial. Whole indigenous societies were attacked and pushed off their lands by the gold-seekers, called “forty-niners” (referring to 1849, the peak year for Gold Rush immigration).
Detailed explanation-3: -Sam Brannan was the great beneficiary of this new found wealth. Prices increased rapidly and during this period his store had a turnover of $150, 000 a month (almost $4 million in today’s money). Josiah Belden was another man who made his fortune from the gold rush. He owned a store in San Jose.