Explain how the discovery of gold increased the price of nearly everything necessary for living

If you found gold, it could be worth as much as your whole salary you would make for your job. They would become very rich and would barely have to spend anything. So markets and shops started raising up the prices for those who had a lot of money

Explanation:

the group i'm selecting: greeks.

a first group of greek immigrants came to the us in the 1850s. the second group came to america starting in the 1890s due to economic opportunities they didn't have back in their home caused by the hardships of ottoman rule. greek immigration was 90% male, many of them expected to work and return to greece after earning enough capital, but ultimately had to remain in the us after the greek genocide.