WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
WESTWARD EXPANSION
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Question
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The quest for gold encouraged many settlers to move west
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California’s population became smaller
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People became very poor
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The influx of gold resulted in the expansion of manufacturing and the service industries, as many entrepreneurial newcomers took advantage of the demand for mining materials, lumber, clothing and transportation.
Detailed explanation-2: -Arrival of the Forty-niners The discovery of gold in 1848 by James Marshall sparked a massive wave of westward migration. The largest influx occurred in 1849, and those prospectors who sought their fortunes became known collectively as forty-niners, in reference to the year they arrived.
Detailed explanation-3: -Most were Americans, though a number of settlers also came from China, Europe, and South America. The massive influx gave rise to numerous cities and towns, with San Francisco gaining particular prominence. The Gold Rush was credited with hastening statehood for California in 1850.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Gold Rush had severe effects on Native Californians and accelerated the Native American population’s decline from disease, starvation and the California genocide.