Sutter’s Mill Gold found 1848 Tried to hid discovery San Francisco Prospectors bombarded city 60,000 residence by 1860.

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Sutter’s Mill Gold found 1848 Tried to hid discovery San Francisco Prospectors bombarded city 60,000 residence by 1860

Virginia City, NV Silver and Gold found Next 20 years mined $400 million in precious metals

Increase population = increase need of services Entrepreneurs saw $$$ to be made supplying prospectors Hotels Salons General Stores

Foreigners Mistreated Foreign miners tax Anti- Chinese sentiment Boycotts on Chinese businesses Led to Chinese Exclusion Act 1882 Those already in America Reapplication for entry Denied citizenship New immigrants Could not enter for 10 years

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