Lasting Negative Effects of the Gold Rush The California Gold Rush of the 1850’s brought long lasting negative effects. Many think or have learned more about only the benefits of the Gold Rush. Those who have‚ fail to realize the many negative effects it brought. Communities were ruptured‚ cultures were abused‚ and our environment was sacrificed. The Gold Rush impacted the California community‚ Native Americans‚ and the environment. California’s Gold Rush began in 1848. James W.
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Kong because it is just near from the Philippines. And Hong Kong is famous for its two popular theme parks – the Disneyland and Ocean Park. Many years ago‚ Walt Disney introduced the world to enchanted realms of fantasy and adventure‚ yesterday and tomorrow‚ in a magical place called Disneyland. That spirit of imagination and discovery comes to life in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Disneyland is located on reclaimed land in Penny’s Bay‚ Lantau Island. The park consists of five themed areas: Main Street
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The last time I was at the California Academy of Science Museum in Golden Gate Park‚ we all had to hold hands while the teacher led us through the halls of this great museum. Yes there was that huge‚ (scary)‚ dinosaur skeleton in the lobby‚ there were hundreds of different fish I had never seen in my local pet store‚ and the diorama’s in the African Hall were so realistic we thought for sure the Zebras had moved! The little girls screamed as I shouted "THERE!" and pointed at one of the Zebras. For
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America’s population made a huge shift and people scattered west in the year of 1848. Why? The California gold rush was responsible for the population change. James Marshall was the person who found the pea-sized nugget of gold‚ which started the rush. In the January of 1848 he was walking along the banks of the American River and he found the chunk. He tried smashing it between two rocks‚ for he knew gold would dent but not break. The nugget didn’t break‚ but it did dent. This was not a test that
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the article “California: A place‚ A People‚ A Dream‚” James Rawls argues that the California dream consists of five main factors. These factors are Health‚ Romance‚ Opportunity and Success‚ Warmth and Sunshine‚ and Freedom. People come from all over the world to live this dream‚ which sometimes turns into a nightmare instead. Based on texts such as The Kite Runner‚ by Khaled Hosseini‚ The Republic of East L.A.‚ by Luis J. Rodriguez‚ California travel guides‚ and others‚ the California dream is perceived
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foundings of Gold were cited in California‚ many citizens around the western coast and eastern coast fled to the scene of the spot being the Sierra Mountains near California. The Gold Rush led to huge expenses in labor shortages around the western coast; this funded opportunities for many residents who were in need of job opportunities. The economy would blossom and flourish from manufactured products‚ merchant business and agricultural products produced in California being grapes and tomatoes. Besides
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Jay-Len McLean 709 April 8‚ 2015 Project Synopsis Step 1: How was the Gold Rush significant to population and economic growth of California? Step 2: The California Gold Rush is historically significant in the time period of the late 1840s because it gave a population boost and tremendous economic growth. In Holt McDougal it states‚ “The discovery of gold brought quick population growth and an economic
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The admittance of California as a territory to the United States of America had a tremendous effect on the aborignals bands living in the newly claimed land. Already suffering from the strife caused by the two previous colonizing nations which held control over them for the previous seventy-two years‚ the natives of California were subjected to disease‚ stravation and violent campaigns by American settlers intent on exterminating entire native populations through the use of fire and steel. The gold
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ENGL 1301 Research Paper The California Highway Patrol Post 9/11‚ I was given the opportunity to work in partnership with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) department. I always had the utmost respect for personnel in uniform and being able to work side by side with police officers has made me respect them even more. To me‚ the CHP is one of the most elite forces that existsthroughout California and our nation. Their history and ability to provide so much security and protection for the citizens
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The Discords of the 1849 Chinese Immigrants in California The California Gold Rush was one of most monumental events in the history of the United States. It was responsible for shaping the foundation of the modern class and social system while also creating the first big immigrant trend after the colonial period. The events which followed James W Marshall’s discovery of gold in Coloma‚ California during the year of 1848 were important not only because of the fact that it generated the expatriation
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