USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The gold rush of 1848 brought still more devastation. Violence, disease and loss overwhelmed the tribes. By 1870, an estimated 30, 000 native people remained in the state of California, most on reservations without access to their homelands.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Gold Rush had severe effects on Indigenous Peoples of California and resulted in a precipitous Native population decline from disease, genocide and starvation.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which event had the BIGGEST impact on the lives of Native Americans in the mid-1800s? Of the choices listed, the correct answer is the California Gold Rush. From 1849 into the 1850s, thousands of Americans moved west in search of a quick fortune.

Detailed explanation-4: -After siding with the French in numerous battles during the French and Indian War and eventually being forcibly removed from their homes under Andrew Jackson’s Indian Removal Act, Native American populations were diminished in size and territory by the end of the 19th century.

Detailed explanation-5: -Between 1800 and 1900, the American Indians lost more than half of their population, and their proportion in the total U.S. population dropped from 10.15% to 0.31%. Throughout the 19th century, while the U.S. population grew by 20-30% every 10 years, the Indian population experienced a precipitous decline.