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