MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
ELECTION OF 1848 AND THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH
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Before 1849, its capital city was San Francisco
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Before 1849, relatively few people lived there
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Before 1849, it was impossible to reach by land or sea
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Before 1849, it had a reputation for being lawless and violent
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Detailed explanation-1: -An 1849 handbill from the California Gold Rush. PD. The discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill on January 24, 1848 unleashed the largest migration in United States history and drew people from a dozen countries to form a multi-ethnic society on America’s fringe.
Detailed explanation-2: -This famous gold rush began in January of 1848 when a man named James Marshall discovered gold at Sutter’s Mill in California. Soon, an influx of gold-hungry people began to migrate to California, coming from all corners of the world.
Detailed explanation-3: -Just before the Gold Rush, there were 158, 000 people in California, 150, 000 of them Native Americans, and 6, 500 of Mexican descent. Only about 800 were non-native Americans. Just 20 months later, the non-native population had exploded to over 100, 000 and, by the mid-1850s, 300, 000 more arrivals had flocked here.
Detailed explanation-4: -California Gold Rush, rapid influx of fortune seekers in California that began after gold was found at Sutter’s Mill in early 1848 and reached its peak in 1852. According to estimates, more than 300, 000 people came to the territory during the Gold Rush.