Why is the gold rush important ca history?

Answer 1

Perhaps the most important effect of the California Gold Rush was that it caused a rapid settlement of California, primarily by people from the eastern parts of the United States. Also, the transcontinental railroads were built much more quickly than they otherwise would have been, and the entire West was peopled more rapidly.

Answer 2

Perhaps the most important effect of the California Gold Rush was that it caused a rapid settlement of California, primarily by people from the eastern parts of the United States. Also, the transcontinental railroads were built much more quickly than they otherwise would have been, and the entire West was peopled more rapidly.

Answer 3

the gold rush is important because when they found out that the gold is wroth so much money they sold it the same way with phoconhants and the bristh wanted the gold why well it is writh a lot of money and till this day

Answer 4

The California gold rush of 1849 brought large numbers of American citizens and new immigrants from Europe to California. The presence of gold -- the worldwide standard currency in that time -- made California tremendously valuable to the United States. California was not a US territory at that time, as it had quite recently revolted from Mexico and set up a military junta, quickly followed by a constitutional government. California was also valuable to the US because it solidified the US claim to the entire middle of the North American continent. California, with its rapid growth and gold exports, was able to demand concessions from the United States Congress including immediate statehood, expanded borders, and limited rights for Mexican and Spanish land grant holders.

Answer 5

The gold rush began at Sutter's Mill in Colima, CA. John Marshall discovered gold in the traces of the mill in 1848. Once the gold was discovered the rush was on. A newspaper headline stated "Eureka, Gold Found". The average pay was about 10.00 a month, but a man could make 50.00 a day if he found gold. Within months over 10,000 a day were coming into the area any way they could. Sutter lost in the gold rush. He lost his fortune , mill, and ended up a broke unhappy man. By 1850 CA became a state on Sept. 9, 1850.

Answer 6

Sutter was given a Mexican land grant in the 1838 and built a fort in the area that is now Sacramento. He laid out the city and when the western movement began his fort grew. His fort was the only place people who came in on the California trial had to go to. Sutter was Swiss and liked to dress in uniforms and to gain the grant from Mexico he had to convert to be Catholic and a Mexican citizen. John Fremont went to Sutter to obtain his help in establishing the Bear flag republic and when the Mexican governor was take by Fremont's men he was taken to Sutter's Fort and locked up. John Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's Mill in 1848. He found gold flakes in the traces of the saw mill. Soon it was leaked that gold was found. Sutter tried to stop it from getting out but a San Francisco newspaper had a headline about the discovery and soon 10,000 a day were arriving in the area. Over 300,000 people came to the state in the two years after the news. CA became a state in 1850 and Sutter lost everything.

Answer 7

because the gold led people here to Califorina and they started to settle here and build our cities

Answer 8

it brought people from all over the world to california

Answer 9

without it, the culture of america could be so different now because it attracted many different cultures which added to ours. gold is good too though...