The Gold Rush changed California by creating a larger and more
diverse population, establishing San Francisco as one of the premier trade
and banking cities in the nation, the beginning of environmental abuse, the
eruption of mining "boom towns," and the start of racism towards
bnCalifornios, Chinese and Indian peoples.
For better or worse, the Gold Rush changed California forever. ...
After word spread about the California Gold Rush, people from the
west coast of Central and South America began to come, as well as China,
and all over the United States, but especially the east coast. ...
Because of rapid population growth, environmental alteration
occurred after the gold rush. ...
Boom towns was another change to California because of the gold
rush. ... The majority of
boom towns existed for very short periods of time, because once the gold
was gone, so went the people. ... The Indians who were already
second class citizens in their native country, became third class citizens
when the gold rush was in progress. ...
Instantly people of color were lashed down upon by the new rush of whites
in California, and the beginning of racism in California was started with
the gold rush.
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