They were different because they went westwards in search of gold. Early ones went with families but later almost only males went westwards in search of easy money. Many wanted to find gold and then return to where they came from since everyone moved there from all over the world.
The most direct result of the Watergate Scandal was the impeachment of President Richard Nixon for his involvement int he scandal.
The 1823 Monroe Doctrine, which began the United States' policy of isolationism, deemed it necessary for the United States to refrain from entering into European affairs, but to protect nations in the Western hemisphere from foreign military intervention<span>.</span>