California History
Gold Rush Essay

I disagree with the quote stating that the Gold Rush had relatively small
impact on the history of California. I believe that the Gold Rush had a very
large impact on California. California went from a cow town to industrial
virtually over night. The gold was discovered in 1848. By 1852 400,000
people rushed in. This would be the largest peacetime migration recorded. People came from all over the United States and from other countries like Latin America and China in search of gold. Many of them settled in California permanently. The people that migrated California were from various backgrounds which included the toiling farmer, the briefless lawyer, and the
starving student. About 90% of goldrushers were men in their 20's, middle
class, eager to make money and they had money to start out. The rapid influx
of population is due to the many people seeking sudden wealth.
Although the agriculture sums that the farmers......

Join Now to view the rest of this term paper!
Members: Login to view this research paper.

Title: California Gold Rush
Approximate Word Count: 891
Approximate Pages: 4 (250 words per double-spaced page)

With the Term Papers Lab Membership Pass, you get instant access to every essay on this site, including this essay on California Gold Rush, for as long as you remain a member.

Other essays sites charge almost $100 for a single term paper. At Term Papers Lab, you can get instant access to over 100,000 research papers for as little as $29.95!