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 |
Gold Rush of 1849
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| cause |
discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill
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| commodity |
gold
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| country |
United States
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| currencyImpact |
increase in world gold supply
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| demographicImpact |
rapid population growth in California
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| discoverer |
James W. Marshall
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| discoveryDate |
1848-01-24
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| discoverySite |
Sutter's Mill
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| economicImpact |
rapid economic development of California
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| effectOnIndigenousPeoples |
displacement of Native American populations
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violence against Native Americans → |
| endDate |
1855
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| environmentalImpact |
deforestation
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landscape alteration → river sedimentation → |
| followedBy |
Fraser Canyon Gold Rush
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| globalImpact |
stimulated global migration
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stimulated global trade → |
| hasMottoOrSlogan |
"Gold! Gold! Gold from the American River!"
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| influenced |
development of San Francisco as a major city
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| involvedActivity |
hard-rock mining
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hydraulic mining → placer mining → |
| locatedIn |
California
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| mainLocation |
Sacramento Valley
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Sierra Nevada → |
| mediaCoverage |
newspaper reports in 1848 and 1849
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| 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
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| populationIncrease |
mass migration to California
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| precededBy |
Georgia Gold Rush
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| relatedEvent |
California statehood
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| relatedLegislation |
Compromise of 1850
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| result |
California admitted as a U.S. state in 1850
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| significantPlace |
Coloma, California
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Mother Lode region → Sacramento, California → San Francisco, California → |
| startDate |
1848-01-24
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| transportRoute |
California Trail
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Cape Horn sea route → Panama Isthmus route → |