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1850. California Gold Rush. Before California’s Gold Rush in 1849, San Francisco was a tiny settlement. In fact, the population from 1849 to 1850 increased by approximately 24,000. Fact #1:. In this gold madness, thousands abandoned their careers in pursuit of finding gold.
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1850 California Gold Rush
Before California’s Gold Rush in 1849, San Francisco was a tiny settlement. In fact, the population from 1849 to 1850 increased by approximately 24,000. Fact #1:
In this gold madness, thousands abandoned their careers in pursuit of finding gold. Sailors’ ships that were abandoned were later burned to create use of the land for building. Fact #2:
The newcomers also drove Native Americans out of their land. They had already been driven to the West, and now they’re left with no place left to go. In turn, the Natives decided to fight for their land which resulted in Americans counter-attacking and the population of Indians decreased. Fact #3:
In the beginning of 1849, there were 90,000 people from all over in California. By 1955, there were about 300,000 people. The main group of the Gold Rush was Americans though. Also, women were participants in the Gold Rush. Fact #4:
At first, the gold that was found was free for the taking. However, later, a claim on the gold had to be staked by a prospector. You could claim-jump if a miner began working on a previous site or if they had abandoned their claim. Issues were handled personally and violently. Arbitrators handled issues too, but that often heightened the tensions. Fact #5:
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