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During the 1830s opium was become very popular and was begging to get smuggled into China by Britain. It would cause many people to become addicted, and many people lost all there money. This caused China to go into the Opium Wars with Britain. -
In 1848 During the Gold Rush,everyone was coming to San Francisco in search for Gold. Many people became desperate. “Until a few months ago we had a code of honor, and even the worst ruffians behaved with decency. You could leave your gold in a tent with no guard and no one would touch it, but now all that has changed. The law of the jungle rules, the only ideology is greed. Don't let yourself be parted from your weapons, and always travel in pairs or groups, because this is a land of thieves.” -
As the romance seems to be cooling off, the news of gold being discovered in California reaches Chile in August. In August, Chile is one of the few countries whom received the news about gold in California early before the rest of the world. Picture from legendsofamerica.
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