How Did The California Gold Rush Affect America

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All in all the California gold rush had a negative effect on America. It killed off many americans who had gold fever. And life in California was filthy and unsanitary, they also had no money which had a negative effect on its economy later. So the gold rush of 1848 was really just a negative effect on america.

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