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Gold was discovered in the
foothills
of the
Sierra Nevada
mountain range in
California
1848
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California
is on the
west coast
of the
USA
, just beyond
Oregon
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News of the
gold discovery
spread rapidly throughout the
country
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The
gold discovery
became the greatest
'pull'
factor attracting
migrants
to the
west
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Thousands of migrants rushed to
California
to try and find their fortune
1849
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The population of California grew rapidly from just
15,000
in
1848
to
300,000
by
1855
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Though some lucky prospectors did become very
rich
, the vast majority failed to find any
gold
and either returned
home
or settled permanently in
California
as
farmers
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Consequences of the Gold Rush
New prospectors needed somewhere to buy
food
, drink, equipment and
entertainment
Provided a great opportunity for
Californians
to become
shopkeepers
and tradesmen
Californian became the perfect
advertisement
for
western
settlement
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The huge
population
boom led to problems of
law
and
order
with many
resorting
to
taking
the
law
into their own
hands
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There was also a lot of
racial
tension as white miners clashed with Hispanics, Californian Indians, free African Americans and the
Chinese
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