grantee. n. the party who receives title to real property (buyer, recipient, donee) from the seller (grantor) by a document called a grant deed or quit claim deed.
1 The Gold Rush had many short-and long-term consequences for California: 2  The population of California soared as people from around the world came to get rich quick. 3  Some east coast businessmen who were already wealthy gained further wealth, especially by transporting people to California by sea.he California Gold Rush and the Contoversy over the State Constitution. Introduction: Today we begin the second unit in our course during which we will learn about the political, social, and economic evolution of California during its first fifty years of statehood.
Several days earlier, January 24, 1848, gold had been discovered on the American River near Sacramento, and the ensuing gold rush hastened Californiaâs admittance to the Union. With the Gold Rush came a huge increase in population and a pressing need for civil government. In 1849, Californians sought statehood and, after heated debate in the U.S. Congress arising out of the slavery issue, California entered the Union as a free, nonslavery state by the Compromise of 1850.