The California Gold Rush (1849)
- A
Took place in central Texas rather than in the Sierra Nevada foothills
- B
Was a small local rush that drew only a few hundred experienced miners
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Brought hundreds of thousands of '49ers' to California, leading to its rapid statehood
- D
Failed to attract settlers due to harsh conditions and poor mineral yields
Explanation
Massive immigration (including Chinese laborers); accelerated calls for California statehood, fueling sectional crisis.