How did political views change between the west and the east coast from the movement to the Gold Rush?

[♥Anh2Wilsonツ]

I've got a big social studies project on the gold rush, so please help me. Best answer gets 10 points! Also, can you please briefly explain what happened to politics between CA and other states in our country? Thanks a lot!

[George S]

People from everywhere came in, particularly a lot from the east. A lot stayed to farm. Initially, relatively dry California was ranchers' land. Those are more free form than the sedate farmers. The miners were followed by a lot of gambling, prostitution and more anarchic society common to frontier ranching and mining centers. Farmers with families usually clamp down with a more conservative style.

Nevada is mostly not suitable for farming so mining and ranching are still it's production industires. It remained much freer than California and still permits gambling and prostituion. The government in general is more truly liberal (see below), compared to California's more conservative and the even more controlling socialist policies.

True liberalism advocates: individual freedom, weak government, and free markets. Conservatism advocates: moral responsibility, strong government, and protected markets. Socialism advocates: social responsibility, omnipotent government, and controlled markets.