) How did the gold rush lead to political change in California?

A. Californians pushed for a new constitution to protect the importation of slaves into California.

B. Californians pushed for a new constitution to deal with lawlessness and disorder brought on by rapid population growth.

C. Californians passed new laws to prevent outsiders from gaining access to the California gold mines.

D. Californians passed new laws to redistribute the wealth from gold mining equally among all state citizens.