Showing 4 of 327 Comments. 1  This was delicious simple and easy (even for a new cook like me) â thank you!! 2  2lb hamburger, 1/2cup diced onion, 2 cloves garlic,11/2lb bag mixed vegetables, 1 can manwich, 6 cups instant mashed potatoes delicious and canât be any easier.
Another reason on how the gold rush affected the Indians was. When the Indians were trying to defend their land they often got killed. This meant that more Indians got involved to save their friends (and family). This also meant that allot of Indians got killed.
Native Population Plummets. The disruptions of the Gold Rush proved devastating for California's native groups, already in demographic decline due to Spanish and Mexican intrusion. The state's native population plummeted from about 150,000 in 1848 to 30,000 just 12 years later.