1. which factor most encouraged settlement in california after 1849?
a. the comstack lode discover on mt. davidson
b. gold was discovered in the sierra nevada mountains
c. missionaries wanted support to build schools and churches
d. the great salt lake was a welcome refuge in the dessert.

B. Gold was discovered in the Sierra Nevada Mountains

The California Gold Rush of 1949 was the time period in American history where gold was found in California, specifically the Sierra Nevada Foothills. 25 million ounces of gold were mined from there. People from across the country moved to California both in search of gold, but also to build mining industries and businesses specializing in selling supplies to the people searching for gold. After the end of the Gold Rush, many people remained settled in California because they either wanted too or they had spend most of their money attempting to find gold, were unsuccessful in doing so, and did not have the money to move back East.

1) the taiping rebellion was prompted from 1850-1864 and waged against the ruling of machu qing dynasty. the rebellion was caused by hong xiuquan and class differences, later leading to a radical change in social and economic structure.

3) karl marx, a believer of the principle of socialism, believed that the working class would have to free themselves from the exploitation of industrialists by establishing a radical socialist classless society where all industries and   property are owned by the state.

5) as indians revolt gained power, people found additional reasons to protest against the british rule. princely families joined the uprising due to changes to the inheritance law which made adopted children ineligible to assume the throne. this was an attempt by the british to control royal succession in the princely states that were nominally independent from the british.