12. What happened to California's population as a result of the Gold Rush? A. The population grew, but not as much as it had during the Spanish and Mexican periods of settlement.
B. The population boomed during “gold fever," but declined just as quickly because of inflation.
C. Immigrants and Americans flocked to California to “get rich quick” and stayed to build a stable
frontier society.
D. Californios and Native Americans still outnumbered immigrants and Americans after the Gold Rush.