The Gold Rush The discovery of gold in the colonies had a major impact on Australian society. When Edward Hargraves discovered gold in Australia in 1851‚ it marked only the beginning of the changes about to happen in Australia. The discovery of gold had a major change in Australia; it affected not only those in Australia but around the world. The news of gold found in Australia resulted in huge numbers of people migrating to ‘find gold‚ get rich’ what people didn’t realise is that it wasn’t that
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INTRODUCTION: The Australian gold rush affected Australian society in many ways. One example can be the Eureka Stockade‚ Australia’s only armed protest by gold miners POPULATION: The gold rushes in the second half of the 19th century would completely change the face of Australia. Before 1851‚ Australia’s combined white population was approximately 77‚000. Most of those had been convicts sent by ship over the previous seventy years. The gold rush completely changed that however. In the two
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How did the Australian Gold Rush effect Australia’s immigration and multiculturalism? During the gold rush period‚ immigrants from all around the world came to Australia to find wealth and riches in the gold fields. The majority of these immigrants came from England‚ Ireland‚ Scotland‚ Wales‚ America and Germany. But the largest foreign contingent was China with over 40‚000 coming to work in the gold fields. The Chinese worked in large groups with one leader who was in charge. They worked hard and
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GOLD RUSH‚ THE IMPACT OF MINING ON POOR PEOPLE INTRODUCTION 1. Ghana has been blessed with a lot of minerals including gold‚ diamond and bauxite. These have been mined over the years in various ways for the development of the country. Ghana’s huge mineral wealth is well known as the country is ranked ninth in the world for recognised gold deposits. 2. We often hear on news the death of illegal miners caused by a collapse cave or them being buried alive in collapse pits. Lands of
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The Gold Rush is an important event in the history of California. The Gold Rush led to an increase in population. The spread of gold craze came over the whole country and even the whole world. Hundreds of thousand of gold seekers rushed to California‚ hoping to makes their fortunes by land or by sea. They were Americans‚ Europeans‚ South Americans and Chinese. Even soldier and sailor deserted by hundreds to find gold. The gold craze spread to Hawaii‚ Oregon‚ and Utah and even to Mexico‚ Peru and
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Sherman 1 Amanda Sherman Mrs. Hall English 9 7 Dec 2012 1849 Gold Rush In the Early 1840’s a wealthy man by the name of John Sutter headed West to a place very few people had ever seen or heard of‚ called California. His plans were to start his own private empire. Then gold was discovered. People came from all over the world to find the mother-lode of gold. Gold was a very valuable substance and back then even a little bit could satisfy you for life‚ therefore triggering a stampede of half
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Geography Due October 10‚ 2013 The Gold Rush During the 1800s was a time for California to show the world about its qualities. California became U.S property in1848. Only two months prior a Gold nugget was found on John Sutter’s property in California. John Sutter new the worth of gold and new how many people it would attract having a thought that there was gold in California so he kept it a secret. He was more interested in farming and agriculture even though gold could potentially yield a greater
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California was a land where the American Dream came true for many. Before the gold rush‚ California was under the Mexican rule since 1821. California’s population mainly consisted of about 6‚500 Californios‚ 700 Americans and 150‚000 Native Americans. Most of the Californians lived on vast ranches granted to them by the Mexican government. New settlers‚ mainly Americans‚ started moving into California for land and trade. Mexican control over California weakened following the Bear Flag revolt
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California Gold Rush changed California by creating a larger and more diverse population‚ establishing San Francisco as one of the premier trade and banking cities in the nation‚ and the eruption of mining “boom towns.” By the winter of 1848‚ rumors of gold had drifted eastward across the country‚ but few easterners believed them. The gold discovery needed validation and President James Polk delivered that in early December of 1848. Every family within the nation was discussing gold in the west
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The Gold Rush Was Not Beneficial for Everyone The Gold Rush was not beneficial for everyone for a variety of reasons. Firstly‚ the Chinese were treated very badly during the Australian Gold Rush‚ additionally‚ gold miners ruined Aboriginal land and finally‚ the Australian Gold rush created many social and economic problems for the whole Australian population. Firstly‚ the Chinese were treated very badly during the Australian Gold Rush. People from non-European descent were considered to be inferior
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