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    Photos: A Rare Look at the California Gold Rush

    Tammy TeaTeller Posted on

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    California applied for statehood in 1849, one of the few states to do so without first being a territory. The boom that California’s Gold Rush provided to the U.S. economy definitely didn’t hurt its case for statehood, but it wasn’t all sunshine and butterflies.

    The would-be state’s proposed constitution decried and prevented slavery, spurring a bit of a Congressional crisis. Luckily, a little thing known as the Compromise of 1850 saved the day. (Well, for California at least.)

    The above hand-tinted photo shows a miner panning for gold in northern California.

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    Tammy TeaTeller
    When Tammy isn’t writing for UntoldTea, she’s having brunch dates with her girlfriends or watching Marvel movies with her family. Other than talking about the latest Kar-Jenner news, Tammy also loves to share the latest scoop on celebrity diet trends and recipes. When she isn’t in the kitchen making her favorite Whole30 recipes, she loves watching her favorite cooking shows The Great British Bake Off and Giada at Home.
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