One of the reasons I enjoy history is looking back and seeing how every event in the past has shaped the world to make it what it is today. When I look back and see things like the manifest destiny I am hardly interested because it was inevitable. Americans will move west. It doesn't take a genius to see this and I doubt it could have worked out many other ways. However something I do find interesting is the California Gold Rush. .
The Gold Rush is one of those things in history that has changed the world. California has the highest population out of all the states. If the Gold Rush had never happened this might not be a fact. The Gold Rush in the course of only one year brought the population of California from 440 to 44,000 people. Thousands of immigrants came to America because of the California Gold Rush and it boosted the countries economy. The Gold Rush was the further motivation for people to immigrate to America. San Francisco is what it is today because that was the main port for people coming from other countries who wanted a piece of the action. The Gold Rush did wonders for the US economy. People went out and spent more money once they "struck it rich," merchants richer who in turn buy items from others. Even though only a handful actually got really rich from the Gold Rush the wealth spread across the country and helped make the US economy what it is today.
The Gold Rush was one of the key events in our history that have made this country what it is. Many of us may not have lived in this country or even be alive right now had the Gold Rush not occurred. .