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In 1848, gold was found in California. by 1849, the news of this gold discovery sent many people from the East to travel to California to seek their fortunes in gold mining. The Gold Rush helped to populate California.
Possibly 50,000 during the California Gold Rush of 1849.
More than 300,000 immigrants
Because so many miners were looking for gold that all the gold was running out making it hard to find any.
Anyone and everyone came to the gold fields. So many came they displaced the California Native Americans and the discrimination of Hispanic and Chinese miners were rampant.
People became obsessed with gold in the California Gold Rush because gold is a precious metal that can be used for many things. It symbolized an item of luxury,creativity,and money.
Shifts in fortunes and population and statehood were major effects of the California gold rush. The event in question, from 1848 to 1855, led to the consolidation of English-speaking control over California as well as the fantastic fortunes of some and misfortunes of many during the scramble for gold.
well many things happen in America during that time like for example gold was founded in California forming the gold rush in 1849
Financial wealth is important to many people, not just the Chinese. They came to America during the California Gold Rush of 1849, like everybody else during that "gold rush", they were seeking GOLD!
California was popular at many differeny times. In 1848-1849 and some of 1850 people had found gold in California causing people to come to California during that time. That caused California to become part of the United States.
for the most part the Chinese were already in CALIFORNIA due to the gold rush . many were employed as miners and worked in appaling conditions.many died in the mines.
In 1849, thousands of people hurried to California when they heard that gold had been discovered in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Sadly, most of them were doomed to disappointment; however, there were many large fortunes made during the California Gold Rush.