Question

How did the Klondike Gold Rush and the Homestead Act result in demographic changes?

a. Women outnumbered men on the plains.
b. American Indians were displaced by European descendants.
c. Chinese migration increased rapidly.
d. Population shifted from the east coast to the west coast.

Answer 1

The Klondike Gold Rush and the Homestead Act resulted in demographic changes such as displacement of American Indians, increased Chinese migration, and population shifts from the east coast to the west coast.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Klondike Gold Rush and the Homestead Act resulted in demographic changes in several ways:

1. American Indians were displaced by European descendants as settlers staked claim to land and put it into production.
2. Chinese migration increased rapidly during the California Gold Rush, with hundreds of thousands of Chinese immigrants working menial jobs in California.
3. The population shifted from the east coast to the west coast as people moved westward in search of gold or free land offered by the Homestead Act of 1862.