The cause of the gold rush was the discovery of gold in California in 1848. What was an effect of the gold rush? Thousands of settlers moved west, leading to the growth of cities like San Francisco. Thousands of Native Americans started business based on gold and became rich. Some farmers started trading their bushels of corn for baskets of tomatoes as part of a barter system. Societies in China, South Asia and parts of Africa started using shells as a form of money.

In "i know why the caged bird sings," how doesmarguerite's reaction to oppression differ from the reactionof the caged bird? •she refuses to dress nicely for mrs. flowers.•she refuses to leave the house.•she refuses to eat mrs. flowers's cookies.•she refuses to speak to anyone.

Within a farewell to arms, what would be the best definition of the word “regiments”?

Read the excerpt from the war of the worlds.a large portion of the cylinder had been uncovered, though its lower end was still embedded. as soon as ogilvy saw me among the staring crowd on the edge of the pit he called to me to come down, and asked me if i would mind going over to see lord hilton, the lord of the manor. the growing crowd, he said, was becoming a serious impediment to their excavations, especially the boys.which context clues effectively indicate the meaning of the word excavations as it is used in the excerpt? (select all that apply.)edge of the pitamong the staring crowdhad been uncoveredwas still embedded