In 1849, the California Gold Rush attracted large numbers of immigrants from around the world to find gold. Gold prospectors traveled by boat in San Francisco Harbor or on foot to leave their hometowns and families in the west because they believed they could make more money and have a better life than where they came from. origin. At first, California was an unknown place, but after the arrival of gold prospectors, California quickly grew with an overpopulated population. Later, the Rocky Mountains became a state called California. Gold prospectors came to California because they wanted to achieve their goals of a better life, as they experienced through their hard work and created many development potentials in this gold-producing place. Explain the evolution of California philosophy during the Gold Rush. Era.During the Gold Rush era, gold prospectors grew California from nothing and then quickly changed into a bustling city full of newcomers through their risk-taking and perseverance to achieve their dreams. The gold prospectors, full of the spirit of risk since they embarked on a long journey, came from their hometown in California. After landing in California, the gold prospectors explored various jobs to also make a profit. In addition, they worked as miners to search for gold throughout the mountains. They also tried to run other businesses, such as: real estate, a new steamboat company, during this period, no matter how many failures they suffered. They always have a strong sense of achievement and have achieved their goal before returning home with a large sum of money. After experiencing a number of failures, they felt no shame (Rohrbough). Middle of paper......finding life skills to pursue a better life on their own. I can see that the newcomers worked to achieve their California dreams as hard as they could. Over time, they transformed their beginnings as gold prospectors to explore different types of activities, and then expanded into agriculture with good climatic conditions. Even if women just used their hands to do simple jobs to become rich. Thanks to their creative entrepreneurship, people are aggressive……………. seek fortune and luck in California. Works Cited Holiday, J. (1998). Gold fever. Humanities, 19, pp. 12-18. Rohrbough, M. (1997). Chapter 17: The California Gold Rush and the American Nation, Days of Gold, University of California Press: Berkeley