Key term for OCR GCSE History B, used in The West 1839–1860.
A discriminatory law passed by the Californian state government charging non-US citizens a steep monthly fee to mine, aimed at driving out Chinese and Mexican prospectors.
1850 Foreign Miners' Tax appears in OCR GCSE History B revision content for The Making of America (1789–1900), especially The West 1839–1860 and Gold Rush.
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