Read about the environmental impact the changing technology of gold mining inflicted on California and the economic impact on the miners.

Concepts

miners, manifest destiny

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Additional Tags

corporate mining, hydraulic mining, mining for gold, california gold rush, environmental impact of california gold rush

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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