MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
ELECTION OF 1848 AND THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH
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American settlers rebelled against the Mexican government.
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Los Angeles became a center of banking, manufacturing, and trade.
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California gained enough settlers to apply for statehood.
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Thousands of Chinese died from diseases brought by newcomers.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -However, only a minority of miners made much money from the Californian Gold Rush. It was much more common for people to become wealthy by providing the miners with over-priced food, supplies and services. Sam Brannan was the great beneficiary of this new found wealth.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -What was the consequence of the Gold Rush on California’s population? It grew from 15, 000 in 1848 to 300, 000 by 1855. Mining towns, like Virginia City, grew. As the population grew, more people moved to the West to become shopkeepers, bartenders and tradesmen selling mining equipment and essentials.