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    What did national parties often do to maintain national unity in regards to the slavery issue? Generally-speaking, the national parties essentially turned a blind eye towards the slavery issue, in order to bar further tensions from erupting. Portrayed in yet another manner, such parties, whether it be the Whigs or Democrats alike, failed to explicitly embrace the issue by adopting a particular standpoint. Evidence from the text that further bolsters this claim is shown when the authors state,…

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    Continent. Expansion was inevitable for multiple reasons. During this time there was a growing population. Not only was there a growing population, but America was prosperous. As Manifest Destiny was occurring, in the west there was the California Gold Rush. Americans were becoming more prosperous as they expanded west. There were new opportunities out West, so families decided to migrate westward. Manifest Destiny is the 19th century expansion in the United States, it stretched from coast to…

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    book gives a description of the events associated with the discovery and mining of gold in California, the immense migration of people the events brought in the area as well as the lifestyle of the gold miners and the mining towns. The book gives a comprehensive examination of the historical implications of the Gold Rush in California. It begins with a description of how life was in California before the Gold rush as well as the European colonization in America, explores how life evolved, and…

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    Let me tell you what the West provides that surpasses the East. They just have confirmed that a lot of gold and precious metal found in California and many people have turned rich literally overnight. This captivated many different immigrants from different countries and states moving there looking and settling for a better life. As the population of the west is booming due to the Gold Rush, many different industries and businesses are also booming due to an increase of population of…

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    Gold Rush In California

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    Americans and other immigrant’s to California were driven by the pursuit of gold and wealth which led to unsustainable relationships which they maintained with their natural environment. Having little knowledge of the natural world, they were all out to exploit the resources: Gold without any sense of its availability and implications of mining to the environment. In this paper, I will dwell into various aspects of how the gold rush shaped the future of California. Colonization of Western North…

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    Summary In 1848 Gold was discovered in stunner hill mine, an abundance of people from various locations wanted to excavate the mine for gold. There were various people that came but, of the races the Chinese caused a shift in the areas cultural and economic environment that the Caucasians residents weren’t used to. This migration of Chinese people to California created animosity within the white American culture slowly over time. The xenophobia displayed from white Americans…

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    The California Gold Rush

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    The Gold Rush was one of the biggest events that have happened in the United States of America prior to 1848. It was one of the biggest economic sources of California and the Californian people. 1849 Gold was discovered in the Sierra Nevada 's on the California side. Many people around the world heard about it and traveled all over the place from China, Japan and even down in South America. It was a Gold frenzy that had set in from Novice miners to big industry started a gold rush to California…

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    Gold Rush Research Paper

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    Gold, legends are made about it, especially the legend of El Dorado in which massive riches slathered the city. The Gold Rush of 1849 is also a notable for the vast migration to gain fortunes in a land of golden dreams. While these legendary stories did not garner vast fortunes for its explorers, gold will always create mystery and allure while the pragmatists—or realists—mining for gold maintain a respect for the land not simply a source for wealth. For instance, Witwatersrand Basin located in…

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    make small exceptions with teachers, students, or officials. Middle class Chinese workers first became interested in the United States during the California Gold Rush around 1884, suspicions about mountains filled with gold got to the ears of many Chinese people. This is when the numbers for Chinese immigrants started rising, when the gold rush started to slow down so did their immigration.…

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    California Gold Rush is arguably one of the most important events in United States history. The gold rush caused what is considered to be the largest mass migration in United States history, bringing in 300,000 people by 1855, 25% of whom were immigrants from other countries. Not only was California rich in people, it was rich in gold. Approximately 750,000 pounds, two billion dollars’ worth, of gold was extracted from the earth from the time gold was first found in 1848 to the time the rush…

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