Question

Population of San Francisco, 1848-1870

Date

April 1848 850

July 1849 5,000

Population

December 1849 25,000

1850

1852

1860

1870

21,000

36,161

56,802

149,473

Use the chart to answer the question.

Using the information on the chart, what can you infer about the Gold Rush's impact on the city of San Francisco?

(1 point)

San Francisco's population grew by a greater percentage after 1860 than during the Gold Rush.

The Gold Rush was a short-lived trend that had little tasting impact on San Francisco.

Once the forty-niners tried their in San Francisco they left the city and moved back home.

The mass migration of forty-niners transformed San Francisco into an economic hub practically overnight.

Answers

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The most accurate inference about the Gold Rush's impact on the city of San Francisco is: **The mass migration of forty-niners transformed San Francisco into an economic hub practically overnight.**

This is supported by the dramatic increase in the population from 850 in April 1848 to 25,000 by December 1849, indicating a rapid transformation driven by the influx of people seeking opportunities during the Gold Rush.

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