Question

Which option describes one of the costs to Native Americans as a result of the gold rush?
Their mill was trampled.
Some became entrepreneurs.
They faced discrimination in the mines.
Many died from diseases.

Answer 1

One of the costs to Native Americans as a result of the gold rush is that **many died from diseases**. The influx of settlers and miners brought new diseases to which Native American populations had little immunity, resulting in devastating mortality rates.