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California was a free state that did not allow trafficking in slaves but White southerners from Texas, Mississippi, Missouri, Arkansas brought black slaves into the California mines as early as the summer of 1849.

Yes, mostly Asian workers and Native American.

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California was admitted to the Union as free state.

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No. California was to enter the Union as a free state, as one of the terms of the Compromise of 1850.

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Was the gold rush a problem?

The California gold rush was not a problem.


What country was the California gold rush in?

The California Gold Rush took place in the United States.


How did the California gold rush affect slavery?

The gold rush did not effect slavery because it had all ready been agreed by congress that pass the Mason-Dixon line there wouldn't be slavery. CA came in as a free state in 1850. At that point the civil war was only 10 years away.


Did the gold rush happen after or before California became a state?

Social Studies Gold Rush: The California Gold Rush came before California became the thirty-first state.


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What consequence of the gold rush made California eligible statehood?

the gold rush did not allow slavery and when California was trying to become a state it would become a free state and that balanced out the numbers of free and slave states.


What does California mine?

the California gold rush


What the famous gold rush?

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How did California Gold Rush affects the nation?

By the gold rush!


Was the California gold rush the biggest gold rush?

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What happened in the 1870s in California?

the gold rush


Was the gold rush a problem?

The California gold rush was not a problem.


What country was the California gold rush in?

The California Gold Rush took place in the United States.


Is California the gold rush state?

Yes, California is often called the gold rush state.


The result of the discovery of this precious metal in California is called the?

California Gold Rush.


How did the California gold rush affect slavery?

The gold rush did not effect slavery because it had all ready been agreed by congress that pass the Mason-Dixon line there wouldn't be slavery. CA came in as a free state in 1850. At that point the civil war was only 10 years away.


What is a 49er?

Someone from the California gold rush in 1849.