Would you follow the gold rush or become a merchant ? and why?

Merchants

Explanation:

Merchants will buy the gold from the gold miners and sell it for more.

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Explanation:

Merchants played a very important role in the California Gold Rush of 1849. Many businessmen took advantage of the opportunity that the Gold Rush provided. Businessmen came from near and far with the intent of making it rich.

the old way of life was represented by superstition, an angry god, and absolute submission to authority. the thinkers of the age of reason ushered in a new way of thinking. this new way championed the accomplishments of humankind. individuals did not have to accept despair. science and reason could bring happiness and progress. kings did not rule by divine right. they had an obligation to their subjects. europeans pondered the implications for nearly a century. americans put them into practice first.

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