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How did the California Gold Rush change the future of the West?

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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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