California Gold Rush
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The California Gold Rush was a mid-19th-century mass migration and mining boom that rapidly transformed California’s population, economy, and statehood after gold was discovered in 1848.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
gold rush
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historical event ⓘ |
| alternateName |
California Gold Rush
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surface form:
Gold Rush of 1849
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| cause | discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill ⓘ |
| commodity | gold ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| currencyImpact | increase in world gold supply ⓘ |
| demographicImpact | rapid population growth in California ⓘ |
| discoverer | James W. Marshall ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1848-01-24 ⓘ |
| discoverySite | Sutter's Mill ⓘ |
| economicImpact | rapid economic development of California ⓘ |
| effectOnIndigenousPeoples |
displacement of Native American populations
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violence against Native Americans ⓘ |
| endDate | 1855 ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact |
deforestation
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landscape alteration ⓘ river sedimentation ⓘ |
| followedBy | Fraser Canyon Gold Rush ⓘ |
| globalImpact |
stimulated global migration
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stimulated global trade ⓘ |
| hasMottoOrSlogan | "Gold! Gold! Gold from the American River!" ⓘ |
| influenced | development of San Francisco as a major city ⓘ |
| involvedActivity |
hard-rock mining
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hydraulic mining ⓘ placer mining ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| mainLocation |
Central Valley
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surface form:
Sacramento Valley
Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | newspaper reports in 1848 and 1849 ⓘ |
| participants |
forty-niners
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immigrants from China ⓘ immigrants from Europe ⓘ immigrants from Latin America ⓘ people from eastern United States ⓘ prospectors ⓘ |
| politicalImpact | accelerated California statehood ⓘ |
| populationIncrease | mass migration to California ⓘ |
| precededBy | Georgia Gold Rush ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | California statehood ⓘ |
| relatedLegislation | Compromise of 1850 ⓘ |
| result | California admitted as a U.S. state in 1850 ⓘ |
| significantPlace |
Coloma, California
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Mother Lode region ⓘ Sacramento ⓘ
surface form:
Sacramento, California
San Francisco ⓘ
surface form:
San Francisco, California
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| startDate | 1848-01-24 ⓘ |
| transportRoute |
California Trail
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Cape Horn sea route ⓘ Isthmus of Panama ⓘ
surface form:
Panama Isthmus route
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Gold Rush of 1849
California constitutional convention of 1849 (as law‑making body for U.S. statehood)
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California Gold Rush
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California constitutional convention of 1849
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California Gold Rush region
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Nevada City, California
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Jamestown, California
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Jamestown, California
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California Gold Rush era
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New Helvetia
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New Helvetia
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California Gold Rush era
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California Gold Rush 1849ers
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Alta California
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Alta California
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Gold Rush era
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Jackson, California
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California Gold Rush era
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California Gold Rush era