Az 1848-as kaliforniai aranyláz történelmi jelentősége
The Historical Importance of the 1848 California Gold Rush

Summary/Abstract: Which was the most important event of the year 1848 in the United States? Probably the discovery of gold in the American River, near present-day Sacramento, California. The news spread quickly and provided the impetus for the development of American economy, American democracy, feminist and abolitionist movements. The mining frontier played a vital role in subduing the continent’s infertile regions. The Gold Rush increased the tension of the Southern and Northern states. Californians wanted to bypass the usual territorial stage, and Southern politicians alarmed by this movement, arose in violent opposition.

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