How did the discovery of gold in california impact western expansion? select two correct answers
a. it accelerated migration to the west coast
b. it caused many poor southerners to abandon slavery
c. it led to an alliance between the united states and china
d. it added an additional slave state to the country
e. it led to mistreatment of immigrants

The correct answers are A) it accelerated migration to the west coast and it added an additional slave state to the country.

The discovery of gold in California impacted western expansion in that it accelerated migration to the west coast and it added an additional slave state to the country.

James Wilson Marshal was the individual who discovered flakes of gold in the American River in Sacramento Valley, California. The date, January 24, 1848. This discovery started the Golden Rush in the state of California. People from all over the United States rushed to California for the illusion of finding gold and get rich. This event accelerated the admission of California to the Union.

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explanation:

because mexico wanted to choose a centralized location