gold rush
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.