USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -By August 1848, 4, 000 gold miners were in the area, and within a year about 80, 000 “forty-niners” (as the fortune seekers of 1849 were called) had arrived at the California goldfields. By 1853 their numbers had grown to 250, 000.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Gold Rush was the largest mass migration in U.S. history. In March 1848, there were roughly 157, 000 people in the California territory; 150, 000 Native Americans, 6, 500 of Spanish or Mexican descent known as Californios and fewer than 800 non-native Americans.

Detailed explanation-3: -On January 24, 1848, gold was discovered in California at Sutter’s Mill. By 1849, people were coming to California from all over the world to look for gold. The California gold rush caused a huge increase in California’s population. That year about 80, 000 gold-seekers came to California, hoping to strike it rich.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Gold Rush significantly influenced the history of California and the United States. It created a lasting impact by propelling significant industrial and agricultural development and helped shape the course of California’s development by spurring its economic growth and facilitating its transition to statehood.

Detailed explanation-5: -California’s most famous gold rush dates to the morning of January 24, 1848, when James Marshall made his customary inspection of the sawmill he was building for John Sutter.