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3) How did the Gold Rush make San Fransisco the "cultural mecca " of the world ? " Gold was magnet that brought people from all over the world , and it was gold that quickly transformed San Fransisco into a cultural Mecca "

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People from all over the world came for gold. This caused a lot less gold to appear, because everyone was mining it. It also caused a lot of competition and even a  bit of racism.Many people came and left but Chinese stayed that is why California has a lot of Chinese residence and culture in it. In addition, African Americans had a lot of rights, because slavery was considered cheating

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There were many unbelievable amounts of gold that could not confirmed by many public officers. Although news spread fast eastward about the gold. many people made sacrifices  for their families, to get gold. Not everyone could see that there was value in everything.

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Sutter- He was a wealthy farmer who had a dream of controlling an agricultural empire. He achieved this dream and he sent a worker to build a sawmill and the worker found gold.

Marshall- He was building the sawmill for Sutter and stumbled upon gold. He ignore it until it kept getting in his way. Sutter and Marshall tested it and discovered it was gold, and decided to keep it secret.

Brannan- He somehow found out about the gold. He proved it to be true. He bought every pick axe, pan, and shovel then ran through San Francisco and told everyone about the gold. He then sold them back to the gold diggers.

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In California, at the time of the Gold Rush, there was an influx of travelers, a high demand for low supplies, women played an important role, and John Sutter's agricultural dream collapsed. Many people traveled west to search for gold and prosperity. Because of the sudden increase in money, supplies were low and prices skyrocketed. The need for the skills of women were important and needed, such as cooking and cleaning. In addition, John Sutter, a farmer in California with a lot of land, dreamt of an agricultural empire. Instead, he had his crops and land trampled and destroyed by gold-hungry travelers. Chaos was prevalent in gold country and there was no stable government to protect and contain these greedy travelers.

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San Francisco and California Population Growth

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San Francisco and California Population Growth

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San Francisco gained almost 200,000 more people from 1850 to 1880. The year 1850 people started settling in California. Before 1850 there was few people in California because the word that gold was there hadn't got out yet. Due to the Gold Rush the population of California drastically increased from 1850 to 1880. In conclusion, because of the Gold Rush San Francisco is the most populated county in California.

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All of the talked about easy gold, had disappeared and gold was hard to find, however some people would get lucky and hit a vain of gold.
This all happened in less than a year. Some people realized that their dream was unrealistic and resorted to crime and gambling, while some went back east.

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Adventurers traveled South around South America, took the shortcut through Panama, and traveled across the United States. While they were traveling they came upon many diseases and lack of food and water. Many gold-seekers considered South Americas route safer, and easier. That started violent outbreaks between both sides.

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1) In what ways has San Fransisco changed in such a short time ? A rapid population growth, riches and gold , land was starting to be sold for more money . Taverns , shops , boutiques and tourists spots were being added
2)The gold rush led to a rise in merchants who, as the author states wanted to " help separate a miner from his gold" . what does the author mean , and what example does he provide ? The merchant is selling / trading their products for gold . Evidence - "new business popped up to satisfy the urge to spend their hard earned riches