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At what point did American Amish become noticeably "behind the times" technologically compared to their rural non-Amish neighbors? To 19th century Americans, were the Amish distinctive in terms of their use/non-use of technology? If not, were they distinctive in other ways?

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In 1842 gold was found in the San Gabriel Mountains of southern California, sparking a minor gold rush in Mexico. Did the US know about this gold rush? Was there suspected to be more gold throughout California's territory? Was this part of the desire of the United States to acquire California?

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At what point did American Amish become noticeably "behind the times" technologically compared to their rural non-Amish neighbors? To 19th century Americans, were the Amish distinctive in terms of their use/non-use of technology? If not, were they distinctive in other ways?	6388
In 1842 gold was found in the San Gabriel Mountains of southern California, sparking a minor gold rush in Mexico. Did the US know about this gold rush? Was there suspected to be more gold throughout California's territory? Was this part of the desire of the United States to acquire California?	11