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A California Newspaper Deplores the Foreign Miner's Tax
Within months of statehood, the California legislature passed the Foreign Miner’s Tax, which required immigrant miners to pay $20 a month for the privilege of mining in the state. The unbearably high tax drove many Latin American miners back [...]
A California Newspaper Deplores the Foreign Miner's Tax (with text supports)
Within months of statehood, the California legislature passed the Foreign Miner’s Tax, which required immigrant miners to pay $20 a month for the privilege of mining in the state. The unbearably high tax drove many Latin American miners back [...]
Tags: Gold Rush, Reading Supports
Item Type: Newspaper/Magazine
Historical Era: Antebellum America (1816-1860)