How does Miners during the California Gold Rush suggest about the changes occuring during this time period for many ethnic groups?The expanding...

The changes that occurred in California during the gold
rush point to some of the lessening of certain prejudices along with the reinforcement
of others.  Native Americans were still treated terribly and often forcefully removed
from any land that was considered valuable.  Many immigrants from Asia were funnelled
into low wage and often dangerous jobs and not allowed the same freedom that immigrants
from South America enjoyed.

And after the initial
excitement and basic lawlessness of the early stages of the rush, many white
forty-niners sought laws to be established that would keep foreigners out of the mines
and maintain the opportunity and privilege for them and their own ethnic group and not
allow things to open up to foreigners.