Gold quickly became an economic boom in the west and led to an increase in
immigration from?

It cemented the idea of the United States as an expansionist, transcontinental empire. It fulfilled the nation's vision of Manifest Destiny – creating one nation from Atlantic to Pacific. It shaped the land on which many Americans live today. And it led directly to the California Gold Rush.

Explanation:

a.) d-day invasion of normandy.

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