Once all the loose gold had been mined from streams, who moved into the mining towns? a. large mining corporations b. farm families c. cattlemen d. the federal department of agriculture

a. large mining corporations

Explanation:

Rush for gold started at the beginning of the year of 1848 when gold was found in California. It was a huge opportunity for large mining corporation to claim for huge profit as at that time there was no property rights in the area of goldfields. Panning, a simple mining procedure was used to extract gold until more developed methods developed.

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the two things that develop a strong social foundation are: a. separation of church and states e. education received attention separation of church and states separate the illogical  argument that came from religious beliefs to a fact based belief. while education will make us remember the past to avoid the repeat of our mistakes.