History

Allyson Arellano

26 May, 19:25

How did the California Gold Rush reignite sectional tensions in the U. S.?

A. Many people from the South were angry over greedy business men in the North making fortunes in California.

B. The population explosion that occurred in California after the Gold Rush readied California for statehood sooner than expected, igniting another free state/slave state controversy.

C. California was still a part of Mexico during the Gold Rush, but people from the South wanted the U. S. to claim it. However people from the North feared it would ignite a war.

D. Many people from the South claimed that money from the Gold Rush was used to fund the abolitionist cause in the North.