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Gold Rush
The beginning of the Gold Rush. The gold was fond on John Sutter's land by his carpenter James W. Marshall. -
People move to California
An estimate of 90,000 people arrived in California. Possibly 20% had died within 6 months. -
California becomes a state
The territory now known as California become a non slavery state because of the popularity of the Gold Rush. -
Gold is found
Estimated that 2,000,000,000 troy ounces of gold were found. -
Hydraulic mining
Machines were now being used to mine. The machines could dig deeper and faster to produce more gold. Miners began working for mining companies. -
Panic of 1857
The SS Central America was carrying 30,000 lbs of gold-worth $400 million today-when it sunk during a hurricane. That caused a financial crisis that affected the international economy -
San Francisco 49ers become a football team
As a result of the Gold rush in 1849 the San Franciscd 49ers becoime a NFL football team.