during the California Gold Rush, how did newcomers from eastern US assert their dominance over California?
A they only allowed expansive placer mining
B they levied a heavy tax on foreign miners
C they honored land titles created under mexican law
Randal is correct. I accidently clicked a thumbs down on you though. Sorry.
during the California Gold Rush, how did newcomers from eastern US assert their dominance over California?
A they only allowed expansive placer mining
==> B they levied a heavy tax on foreign miners
C they honored land titles created under mexican law
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Because the gold in the California gravel beds was so richly concentrated, the early forty-niners simply panned for gold in California’s rivers and streams, a form of placer mining. However, panning cannot be done on a large scale,
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While the treaty ending the Mexican-American War obliged the United States to honor Mexican land grants, almost all the goldfields were outside those grants. Instead, the goldfields were primarily on “public land”, meaning land formally owned by the United States government. However, there were no legal rules yet in place, and no practical enforcement mechanisms
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I hope this is helpful.
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