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kenny6666 [7]
3 years ago
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What were the environmental costs of the Gold Rush?

History
1 answer:
docker41 [41]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

Rivers were dammed or became clogged with sediment, forests were logged to provide needed timber, and the land was torn up all in pursuit of gold.

Explanation:

he Gold Rush, positive for California in so many ways, had a devastating effect on the state's environment. Many of these problems were directly related to gold-mining technology. The process of hydraulic mining, which became popular in the 1850s, caused irreparable environmental destruction.

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