American west new

Question 1

one consequence of the Gold Rush (1849) for migration

Answer 1

-the desire of getting rich acted as a pull factor encouraging over 40k people to cross the Great Plains
-Large numbers of people from around the world heading to California resulted in the non-Native
American population rising to approximately 225,000.
-increase of violence miners hunted for gold however was stolen by claim jumpers
- criminals + professional gamblers were also attracted by the wealth in California disagreements sometimes resulted in shootings and murders.