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Thesis Statement: The discovery of gold nuggets in the Sacramento valley sparked the gold rush which was arguably the most significant events to shape American history during the 18000's.  How did the gold rush affect the lives of those who moved from the west to the east in the 1800's in ways of living, financial stability, and economhttp://www.ushistory.org/us/29e.asp

USHistory.org is part of an orginization owned Now to support my second claim to show the financial stability, this document states that while men earned money from mining, the women earned it  by owning a shop, selling their bodies, and some even became miners. These show how both the men and women earned thenally to support my final claim, how the economy was affected by the gold rush, the document stated that not all miners struck gold but man igratory people. During the year that followed, over 80,000 "FORTY-NINERS" flocked to California to share in the glory. Some would actually strike it rich, but most would not.

Life in a mining town was not easy. Often the towns consisted of one main street. It is in these towns that the mythical "OLD AMERICAN WEST" was born. The social center of these new communities was the saloon. Here, miners might spend some of their meager earnings after a hard day's work. Gambling, drinking, and fighting were widespread, and justice was often determined by the hardest punch or the fastest draw. About 95% of the mining population was young and male. Female companionship was in high demand. Sometimes the saloon doubled as a brothel, and as many as 20% of the female population earned their living as prostitutes. Many other women were shopkeepers and businesswomen, and some were PANNING FOR GOLD side by side with the men.