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Which group of immigrants played a significant role in the labor force during the California Gold Rush, particularly in mining and railroad construction?


European immigrants from Germany and France


African immigrants from West Africa


Asian immigrants, particularly from China


South American immigrants from Brazil and Argentina

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Asian immigrants, particularly from China.

Chinese immigrants were a major labor force during the Gold Rush (working mines, claims, and service industries) and later provided much of the workforce for construction of the transcontinental railroad (especially the Central Pacific).