There wasn’t any government in
the Gold Rush. All of the laws were created and enforced by the miners
of California. This created a problem. The miners were prejudice. They
did not like anyone who had a different skin color, or spoke a
different language. If someone who was on trial had either of these
traits, the miners usually gave them the punishment that would happen
if the person were guilty. Sometimes the person was guilty, and
sometimes he wasn’t. If the person wasn’t guilty, but he was found
guilty because the miners were prejudice and the punishment was
hanging, an innocent life was lost. If the person was guilty, and the
punishment was hanging and they were found guilty, a problem was solved
throughout the camp. If the miners did not make a good decision,
sometimes-bad things would happen. Miners dealt with all things, and
they didn’t have the best decision, so the miners needed a government.
