Many people became much more enthusiastic about living in California in 1848. Why did people’s attitudes towards the territory change?(1 point)

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There was the possibility of amassing vast fortune in California due to the discovery of gold.
There was the possibility of amassing vast fortune in California due to the discovery of gold.

US mappers learned how suitable for life the terrain was in California.
US mappers learned how suitable for life the terrain was in California.

California’s war with the United States ended.
California’s war with the United States ended.

California was not widely known to exist in the Eastern United States until 1848.

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The correct response is:

There was the possibility of amassing vast fortune in California due to the discovery of gold.

This discovery, known as the California Gold Rush, significantly increased interest and excitement about moving to California as people sought to strike it rich.