The California Gold Rush had all of the following consequences EXCEPT
A) propelling the growth of California's non-Indian population from around 7,000 in 1845 to almost 93,000 in the first U.S. census of 1850.
B) the development and use of multiple overland and sea travel routes utilizing ships, pack mules, ox-drawn wagons, and horses from prospective Californians traveling from Mexico, South America, Hawaii, China, the eastern United States, and Europe.
C) the creation of very harsh gold camps where violence, intimidation, and racial discrimination against the Chinese was commonplace.
D) improved health and quality of life and an increased population for the Indian population of California.
Answer: D
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