USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Early boomtowns, such as Leeds, Liverpool, and Manchester, experienced a dramatic surge in population and economic activity during the Industrial Revolution at the turn of the 19th century.

Detailed explanation-2: -Introduction-What is a Boomtown? A boomtown can be simply defined as a community undergoing rapid growth due to sudden economic shock. There is a long history of U.S. boomtowns linked to natural resource development dating back to the 1849 gold rush, which sparked a massive population migration to California.

Detailed explanation-3: -The largest of the Gold Rush boomtowns was San Francisco, which counted only a few hundred residents in 1846 but by 1850 had reached a population of 34, 000. So quickly did the territory grow that by 1850 California was ready to enter the Union as a state.

Detailed explanation-4: -The lure of the Gold Rush made San Francisco a boomtown after the 1850s.

Detailed explanation-5: -Most people that came to the west during the Boomtown Period would end up settling permanently in the west. The population increased and new states including Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington, and Montana were established. Many present cities, like San Francisco, were once boomtowns.