Question

1.) How did the population of San Francisco change from 1850 to 1880?

2.) In what ways 1850 an important year in San Francisco’s and California’s record keeping?


3.) What conclusions can you draw regarding population numbers before 1850?


4.) Due to the Gold Rush, how did the population of California change from 1850 to 1880?

Answer 1

1. Population increased from 1000 to 25000.