Which One of the Following Was Not One of the Results

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following was not one of the results of the California gold rush?

• A) Its population increased dramatically.
• B) Slaves, free blacks, Indians, Chinese, and Anglos eagerly joined together in the gold fields.
• C) The issue of slavery in the Mexican Cession was pushed to the forefront of national politics.
• D) The sleepy town of Yerba Buena became a city of 50,000.
• E) Minters from all over the world descended upon California.

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