MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
MANIFEST DESTINY
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Question
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National Parks were established to preserve greenspace
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Rivers and streams were restored to their original state
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Rivers and streams were polluted with sediment and hillsides were destroyed
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the soil became infertile due to years of overuse
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Gold Rush had an effect on California’s landscape. Rivers were dammed or became clogged with sediment, forests were logged to provide needed timber, and the land was torn up-all in pursuit of gold.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Gold Rush also had a severe environmental impact. Rivers became clogged with sediment; forests were ravaged to produce timber; biodiversity was compromised and soil was polluted with chemicals from the mining process.
Detailed explanation-3: -Americans soon began “rushing” to California by land and sea before the “easy” gold disappeared. Between 1850 and 1860, California’s population grew from 92, 597 to 379, 994-a 310 percent increase!
Detailed explanation-4: -This period of change saw many local animals and plants become extinct, waterways re-routed and polluted, and large stretches of forest felled to support a population that swelled mid-century by half-a-million people in just a decade.