MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
ELECTION OF 1848 AND THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH
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Ghost towns all over California.
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Turning California into a thriving state.
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Causing miners to lose a lot of money.
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Causing a lot of fights among miners.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Between 1847 and 1870, the population of San Francisco increased from 500 to 150, 000. The Gold Rush wealth and population increase led to significantly improved transportation between California and the East Coast.
Detailed explanation-2: -The influx of gold resulted in the expansion of manufacturing and the service industries, as many entrepreneurial newcomers took advantage of the demand for mining materials, lumber, clothing and transportation.
Detailed explanation-3: -With the Gold Rush came a huge increase in population and a pressing need for civil government. In 1849, Californians sought statehood and, after heated debate in the U.S. Congress arising out of the slavery issue, California entered the Union as a free, nonslavery state by the Compromise of 1850.