Gold Miners

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Gold Rush/ Miners

Jordan Juarez

Gold miners were important during Westward Expansion

Westward Expansion was Gold Miners were people who believed in mining for gold and were determined to discover land with gold. A big reason why many people started to move west Gold Miners also made many people wealthy after the Gold Rush.

Gold Rush Miners changed The westward expansion.

Gold rush miners were the ones who started big movement in moving west. Gold rush miners shifted how people traveled west.

Gold rush miners had many people wanting to get rich.

The discovery of gold in the rocky mountains sparked a gold rush to that area, causing “more than 100,000 people” ( ) to race there. The gold rush had made many people rich after the gold rush and most not.

Gold rush was something that lasted a couple of years the consisted on people trying to find gold in mountains and rivers. And so with the gold rush happening many people were able to gte wealthy and have a better life.

The gold rush was very important to westward expansion

“The discovery of gold in 1848 by James Marshall sparked a massive wave of westward migration. The largest influx occurred in 1849, and those prospectors who sought their fortunes became known collectively as forty-niners, in reference to the year they arrived”.

Gold rush people had the most time exploring westward.

Conclusion

Counterclaim: the gold rush wasn’t good for the people that didn’t find gold.

Rebuttal: but gold miners were the reason why many people started moving west;

Claim: Westward Expansion was Gold Miners were people who believed in mining for gold and were determined to discover land with gold. A big reason why many people started to move west Gold Miners also made many people wealthy after the Gold Rush.

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