Why was the california gold rush important?

The California Gold Rush had a far-reaching effect on western economies and international immigration. It opened up the west to settlers and sped up the creation of communities; this eventually changed the state of California in significant ways (both socially and politically). Historians believe California became a state much sooner because of the influx of gold seekers.

a big wall across the mexican border so no drugs, terrorist, or illegal immigrants can come through : )    

was a long, primarily nonviolent series of events to bring full civil rights and equality under the law to all americans. the era has had a lasting impact on united states society, in its tactics, the increased social and legal acceptance of civil rights, and in its exposure of the prevalence and cost of racism. in the south violence and fraud in southern elections from 1868 to 1876, which had reduced black voter turnout and enabled southern white democrats to regain power in state legislatures across the south