MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
MANIFEST DESTINY
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The Gold Rush
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The Gold Movement
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Goldilocks
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Gold Gathering
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Detailed explanation-1: -The 1848 discovery of gold in the territory of California prompted 300, 000 hopeful prospectors to flood into the region, altering it forever.
Detailed explanation-2: -The prison’s origins date to the California Gold Rush, a period that roughly spanned from 1848 to 1852. The influx of fortune seekers to the San Francisco area also brought an increase in crime.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Gold Rush attracted immigrants from around the world. As news of the discovery was slow to reach the east coast, many of the first immigrants to arrive were from South America and Asia. By 1852, more than 25, 000 immigrants from China alone had arrived in America.
Detailed explanation-4: -in an address to Congress on December 5, 1848. 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!