STIMULATED MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE AND MONEY WEST IN THE 1850s
MADE CALIFORNIA RICH
MADE SAN FRANCISCO AN IMPORTANT PORT AND FINANCIAL CENTRE
RESULTED IN NEW RAILWAY BEING BUILT FROM EAST TO WEST
MADE USA A WORLD LEADER OF TRADE
HOWEVER
IT VIRTUALLY WIPED OUT NATIVE INDIANS OF CALIFORNIA
ALSO CAUSED WORKERS FROM PLACES SUCH AS CHINA AND MEXICO TO SUFFER FROM RACIAL CONFLICT
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