.The four groups were Americans, Chinese, Native Americans, and Mexicans
What were three ways California changed because or the gold rush
.Spanish government pushed out, became a US territory then state
.Rampant erosion from hydraulic mining.
.Population increased rapidly
Californios
"Californio (historic and regional Spanish for "Californian") is a term used to identify a Spanish-speaking, mostly Roman Catholic people, regardless of race, born in California before 1848."
The Gold Rush
.The California Gold Rush (1848–1855) began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California.The gold-seekers, called "forty-niners" (as a reference to 1849), often faced substantial hardships on the trip
The 49ers
. Americans, Chinese, Native Americans, and Mexicans who digged for gold
The Chinese
The discovery of gold in California attracted miners from diverse backgrounds, all with the goal of striking it rich
Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo (4 July 1807 – 18 January 1890) was a Californian military commander, politician, and rancher
"Johann August Sutter (February 23, 1803 – June 18, 1880) was a Swiss pioneer of California known for his association with the California Gold Rush by the discovery of gold by James W. Marshall and the mill making team at Sutter's Mill, and for establishing Sutter's Fort in the area that would eventually become Sacramento, the state's capital. Although famous throughout California for his association with the Gold Rush, Sutter died almost poor, having seen his business ventures fail while those of his elder son, John Augustus Sutter, Jr., were more successful."
James Edward Marshall (October 10, 1942 – October 13, 1992), who also wrote as Edward Marshall, was a children's author and illustrator
California gold rush