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2. California gold rush - Wikipedia

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   t. e. The California gold rush (1848–1855) was a gold rush that began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. [1] The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people to California from the rest of the United States and abroad. [2] The sudden influx of gold into the money supply ...

3. Migrant worker - Wikipedia

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   Migrant workers in California, 1935. A migrant worker is a person who migrates within a home country or outside it to pursue work. Migrant workers usually do not have an intention to stay permanently in the country or region in which they work. In Ghana, a migrant hawker carries colorful textiles on his head for sale

4. List of diplomatic missions in the San Francisco Bay Area

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   This is a list of foreign diplomatic missions located in the San Francisco Bay Area in the United States. As of February 2024, the area hosts 42 consulates-general from 41 different countries (Mexico has two). 38 are located in the city of San Francisco; there is one each in Palo Alto, Burlingame, and San Jose .

5. Foreign Miners' Tax Act of 1850 - Wikipedia

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   Foreign Miners' Tax Act of 1850. The Foreign Miners' Tax Act of 1850 (official name An Act for the better regulation of the Mines and the government of foreign Miners, nickname the miserable law of 20 piastres) [1] : 210 was an Act passed by the United States state of California in 1850, imposing a tax of $20/month on foreign miners.

6. List of militaries that recruit foreigners - Wikipedia

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   F. French Foreign Legion (Légion Étrangère) – The Legion is a corps of the French Army. Formed in 1831, it is designed to foreigners willing to serve in the French Armed Forces. Legionnaires come from around the world and applicants must be aged between 17.5 and 39.5.

7. Anti-Chinese sentiment in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The United States offered a more stable life, thanks to the gold rush in California, the construction of railways, and the resulting large demand for labor. Beginning in 1848, many Chinese chose to immigrate to the US. California Governor John McDougal in 1851 praised Chinese people as "the most valuable immigrants" to California.