The 1998 gold rush because of the name
California was to enter the Union as two states. The northern one would be a "free" state called California and the southern one would be a territory which was to immediately become a “slave” state to be called Colorado. Californians were outraged that the federal government could overrule the decision of a state.
As there is no beast these are some I would recommend.
The Pillars of the Earth<span><span>Memoirs of a </span>Geisha</span><span>I, Claudius</span><span><span>The Book </span>Thief</span><span>Atonement</span><span>The Crucible</span><span><span>One Hundred </span><span>Years of </span>Solitude</span><span><span>A Breath of </span><span>Snow and </span>Ashes<span>
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<span> Technology culture( i think)</span>
No bc anything they did in America affected their teritory