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How did the california Gold Rush shape
the identity of both California and the US?

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The California Gold Rush of 1849-1855 radically transformed California, the United States and the world. ... The significant increase in population and infrastructure allowed California to qualify for statehood in 1850, only a few years after it was ceded by Mexico, and facilitated U.S. expansion to the American West.
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