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ali"ornia Gold Rush started on #anuar$ o" 18%8 &$ #ames Wilson Marshall 'ith his cre' on the American Ri(er at !oloma near )acramento. Hal"*million +eo+le migration in the histor$ caused !ali"ornia to &ecome a +art o" the state in the ,nited )tates. -t is ama.ing that ho' man$ +eo+le goes to "ind the gold. B$ Marshall "ound a "e' tin$ gold nuggets/ it &egan the largest human migration in histor$. the ne's+a+er called the !ali"ornian +rinted a ne's+a+er a&out the gold rush on 10 March 18%8. Lots o" +eo+le didn1t &elie(e 'hat is said on the ne's+a+er/ &ut "e' +eo+le 'ho 'ere interested 'ent to "ind gold. )oon a"ter in the 2eather Ri(er/ General #ohn Bid'ell "ound gold and another gold 'as "ounded in the rinit$ Ri(er &$ Ma3or Pearson B. Reading. Gold Rush soon shoo4 +eo+le1s mind. 2ounding gold*&earing 5uart. in Grass 6alle$ led 177 $ears o" the ma3or industr$ and de(elo+ment o" the great underground. 8!ali"ornia1s 9atural Resources: 9e's that #ames Marshall "ound the gold at the coloma &rought thousands o" immigrants to !ali"ornia "rom all o(er the World. B$ 1807/ +o+ulation o" !ali"ornia gre' a&out t'ent$ thousands. Gro'ing +o+ulation in !ali"ornia made 31st state o" the ,nited )tates. here are a lot o" +eo+le 'ho are gold*see4ers "rom !hina/ German$/ !hile/ Me;ico/ -reland/ ur4e$/ and 2rance. he !hinese +eo+le 'ere the largest grou+ that came to "ind gold. he$ 'ere called <the Gold Mountain.= he$ 'anted to "ind a lot o" gold &e"ore the$ return to !hina/ &ecause thie" al'a$s tries to steal their gold. !hinese ma4es household goods 'ith gold &$ melting do'n. Because o" the "oreign la&ors/ ,) im+osed >27 a monthl$ ta; to

all the "oreign miner. Be"ore the gold 'as disco(ered in !ali"ornia/ +o+ulation o" Me;icans 'ere a&out 12777 including 9ati(e American and ?an4ees. But &$ ne;t t'o $ears/ there 'ere more than 177777 immigrants in !ali"ornia. 8-mmigration to the ,): A"ter the Gold Rush &rought a lot o" di""erence in !ali"ornia. Gold Rush 'as onl$ "e' $ears/ &ut it de(elo+ed and trans"ormed a&out the !ali"ornia li"e. -t hel+ed to &uild a social &asis and technolog$. Because mining 'as a &ig ma3or industr$/ the$ need to ha(e a net'or4 that can connect 'ith other industries and ser(ices. Louise !la++e said there 'as <no ne's+a+ers/ no churches/ lectures/ concerts or theaters@ no "resh &oo4s/ no sho++ing or calling/ no +icnics/ no +romenades/ no rides or dri(es/ no (egeta&le &ut +otatoes and onions/ no mil4/ no eggs/ no nothing. But 'hat she said suddenl$ changed &$ the time she le"t. 8!allio+e: Gold Rush changed a lot a&out the !ali"ornia. -mmigrants are the &iggest changes &ecause o" the gold. Because o" the Gold Rush !ali"ornia &ecame a state and a great +lace "or immigrants. he !ali"ornia 'ouldn1t &e same as right no'/ i" no one reall$ care a&out it. But +eo+le 'ere interested in gold made &ig di""erence.

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