MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE OREGON TRAIL WESTWARD MIGRATION TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN
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Question
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It increased the population
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It stayed the same
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It decreased the population
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It increased the Native American population
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The news of gold brought approximately 300, 000 people to California from the rest of the United States and abroad. The sudden influx of gold into the money supply reinvigorated the American economy; the sudden population increase allowed California to go rapidly to statehood in the Compromise of 1850.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -How did the Gold Rush affect California’s population? The population grew quickly and became more diverse as people came from China and other countries to find gold.