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the California of the 1840s was very different from today there were no large cities no major industries in fact back then California wasn't even a state the area was home to several thriving communities of American Indians large families of California's or Spanish-speaking Ranchers have a few Adventures settlers from Europe and the United States but after gold was discovered in January of 1848 at Sutter's Mill near Sacramento all of this began to change that Discovery set off the California Gold Rush wasn't necessarily gold that brought people to California it was opportunity local Merchants both men and women were some of the first to take advantage of the opportunities the Gold Rush provided they did this by selling mining and supplies to the people who flooded into the area hoping to strike it rich some of the largest cams turned into mining Villages known as boomtowns they were called boomtowns because they spring up quickly and often disappeared just fast some boomtowns did become permanent communities with newspapers schools restaurants hotels and theaters one of the largest what's San Francisco San Francisco became the amp waiver ship loads of Miners and supplies that arrive daily from the Pacific and minors needed supplies badly although there was plenty of money in California there seem to be too little of everything else agriculture became big business alfalfa hay used to feed livestock was one of the main crops Farmers also grew weed grapes and citrus fruit California also began producing Goods in large quantities soon it was not only able to meet the needs of its own people but it was able to sell food and supplies to other parts of the country and the world Summerland California business men and women remain famous today example Levi Strauss who sold a product mini couldn't be without denim pants which were reinforced with metal rivets all of this New Wealth lay the foundation for several large cities in addition to San Francisco pimento quickly became the gateway to California's Northern mines further south Stockton grew quickly as a main city center near the southern Mine by 1850 to 200,000 people that made their way to Cal the original American Indians and Californios were joined by pioneers and people from throughout Europe South America and Asia when gold was plentiful in the verse when the people usually managed to work side-by-side spider differences when gold grew scares conflicts would arise but there's my gold many American miners discriminated against the Chinese whose clothing foods and language were sewing miliar but they were never fully accepted many Americans also presented the American Indians and Californios who had lived in California before the new settlers had arrived the Gold Rush had several effects on California and the United States did Brock people Westward Buble's new trails settled new communities and populated boomtowns enough people in fact the California became a state in 1850 in California and agricultural power and a state in which imports and exports are an important part of the economy and it reminded a source of wealth that help build industry and strength and cities throughout the United States but nah everyone benefited from the Gold Rush the Gold Rush hurt the Californios Mexican and American Indians who had long lived on the land and many of the Asians Europeans and South Americans who would come to California with dreams of making a new law for themselves found little more than hard work and discrimination yep through it all California has continued to thrive from the first golden glimmers near Sutter's Mill to the Golden Shores that what are today's bustling cities this state is still a land of Big Dreams And even bigger opportunities

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