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

Question

Responses

San Francisco’s population grew by a greater percentage after 1860 than during the Gold Rush.
San Francisco’s population grew by a greater percentage after 1860 than during the Gold Rush. - no response given

The Gold Rush was a short-lived trend that had little lasting impact on San Francisco.
The Gold Rush was a short-lived trend that had little lasting impact on San Francisco. - no response given

Once the forty-niners tried their luck in San Francisco they left the city and moved back home.
Once the forty-niners tried their luck in San Francisco they left the city and moved back home. - no response given

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

Answer 1

Based on the provided options and the context of the Gold Rush, the most accurate inference about its impact on the city of San Francisco would be:

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

This response suggests that the influx of people during the Gold Rush significantly contributed to the city’s rapid growth and transformation into a major economic center. The other options either downplay the Gold Rush's impact or suggest behaviors that contradict the known history of many forty-niners staying in San Francisco after their initial attempts at mining.