WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
WESTWARD EXPANSION
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The increased population created a demand for other goods and services like hotels and general stores.
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The decreased population created ghost towns when people left.
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The increased population sparked a profitable war with England over Alaska.
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The increased population resulted in the enslavement of Native Americans in Oregon.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Gold Rush attracted immigrants from around the world. By 1852, more than 25, 000 immigrants from China alone had arrived in America. As the amount of available gold began to dwindle, miners increasingly fought one another for profits and anti-immigrant tensions soared. The government got into the action too.
Detailed explanation-2: -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!
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -In 1849, Chinese began immigrating to the United States in order to become gold miners in various western states, including California and North and South Dakota. In the beginning, Chinese miners worked for themselves or labored for other miners.