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The first discovery of gold.
The first discovery of gold was found in a nearby creek named "Sutter Creek" in Coloma, California. The person who found gold was named, "James W. Marshall." -
March - The birth of the gold rush.
After everyone had heard the news of the discovery of the gold rush, everyone had focused their eyes on the gold, they have been so focused on the gold, that people from around the world migrated all the way to California for gold. -
The mining
When people arrived to California, they started to mine all day and all night, with their pickaxes, shovels, and pans and more other tools to find gold. -
California's increasing in population
Little did they know, that the people were actually populated California more and also shaping California differently. This all happened because of the discovery of gold, since people were obsessed with the gold.