9 apr 1850 anni - Foreign Miners Tax

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On April 13, 1850, the Foreign Miners Tax was passed, taxing all foreign nationals $20 a month to mine their lands(that would be $602.72 in today's money). Many of these people were forced out by this tax, as well as by threats and violence.

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