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idk i only remember last halloween a pair of mormons gave us candy and tried to spread their religion

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Faced lots of racism and hate entering the United States and in the States as well

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Faced lots of racism and hate entering the United States and in the States as well

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the gold rush period lasted for 7 years (1848-1855)

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People caught sicknesses in the gold rush

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Got treated like they were nothing some got put in to camps or got shoot.

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Many Native Americans were forced out of their homes

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Many Native Americans were forced out of their homes

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finding a better life somewhere else but having to facing racism 

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finding a better life somewhere else but having to facing racism 

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People go on long journeys across the world, on a carriage and some people need to walk for miles.

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And also when the Gold Rush ended, Chinese Americans were considered cheap labor.

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People came to california for the gold rush and there were boom towns?

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Many people came from different countries and across the United States risking it all. Many died along the way

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Many people came from different countries and across the United States risking it all. Many died along the way

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Chinese immigrants
first flocked to the United States in the 1850

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Barely anyone actually got rich

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Homestead act provided 160 acres for very cheap

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Homestead act provided 160 acres for very cheap

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Lots of immigrants are forced to live in Angel Island and live there for years. Later on, they let some immigrants free few by few.

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descended from spanish/mexican settlers or one of the first spanish colonists

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descended from spanish/mexican settlers or one of the first spanish colonists

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Chinese immigrants immigrated to America to become gold miners.

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chinese poems found on walls in immigration station

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Traveled west to find gold, most likely unsuccessful

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Someone sent to promote religion (normally Christianity).

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for religion and gold

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they got harassed because of their beliefs

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gold rush attracted people giving california the term "golden state"

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Many people traveled west to mine gold in California, where they hoped to strike a fortune.

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Faced a lot of discrimination. Came to find jobs, which was hard since people were racist. It took hard work and time to even get into America.

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to convert native americans into believing in christianity

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to convert native americans into believing in christianity

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merchants sold tools to miners and got really rich

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very similar to Christianity, but different in ways of being more conservative.

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different people coming for different purposes

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Chinese immigrants to the US heavily contributed to the Transcontinental Railroad. Around 20,000 Chinese immigrants put efforts into building the railroad.

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what factors influenced westward expansion? 

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what factors influenced westward expansion? 

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Population growth in the eastern states, availability of cheap, fertile land, economic opportunity, gold, logging, farming, freedom for runaway slaves, and spreading manifest destiny

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Many people traveled to California in 1849, later becoming known as '49ers

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I read on Wikipedia a few times that miners kept ring-tailed cats (species of the raccoon family) as pets to protect their cabins from pest and vermin.

Hence the name “miners’ cats”.

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they believed that people in 600AD moved to america

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they believed that people in 600AD moved to america

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there is no evidence of iron age civilizations living in the new world