Gold Rush 1848
- Created by: emily lamport
- Created on: 13-01-20 14:26
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- 1848 Gold Rush
- James w Marshall
- discovered the gold on January 24th in 1848
- california
- Effects of the 1848 Gold Rush
- Thousands of gold miners migrated to the south in hope of gold and wealth. This meant lots of business were thriving and the village in California had more tourists.
- However the more miners migrating to mine gold also meant that the village was becoming over crowed and would need to expand to cater for new residents
- The towns and villages these migrants were deserting left business and families bankrupt and deserted. the business began to fail as loss of customers
- However the more miners migrating to mine gold also meant that the village was becoming over crowed and would need to expand to cater for new residents
- Thousands of gold miners migrated to the south in hope of gold and wealth. This meant lots of business were thriving and the village in California had more tourists.
- further effects of the 1848 Gold Rush
- As people became wealthier they became greedy and obsessive
- People began developing alcohol and gambling addictions as a way to waste their new found fortune
- James w Marshall
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