MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR
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A disease caused by exposure to radioactive gold
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A sudden rise in gold prices caused by the discovery of gold in California
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A mental illness that caused people to mistake worthless metals for gold
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The desire to get rich quick by acquiring California gold
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Detailed explanation-1: -Gold became highly concentrated in California, United States as the result of global forces operating over hundreds of millions of years. Volcanoes, tectonic plates and erosion all combined to concentrate billions of dollars’ worth of gold in the mountains of California.
Detailed explanation-2: -Gold fever swept the nation and the world in 1848 when carpenter James Marshall discovered a gold nugget in the American River near John Sutter’s mill. As word spread of gold in California, the news set off a global race known as the California gold rush.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Best Way to Get Rich During the California Gold Rush Was by Selling Mining Pans And Eggs. James Wilson Marshall was the one who discovered gold flakes in the American River in the Sacramento, California, Valley in 1848. His discovery set off more than Gold Rush Fever.
Detailed explanation-4: -The output of gold rose from $5 million in 1848 to $40 million in 1849 and $55 million in 1851. 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.