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Gold Rush occured.
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James Marshall found the first piece of Gold.
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First gold rocker is used.
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The first News paper about it.
Before the discovery of gold. -
Wasn't till 1849 when the news spread.
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California requests statehood.
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elections are held for delegates to California's Constitutional Convention
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All the easy gold was already gone.
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The California exchange opens.
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Squatters riot in the streets of Sacramento
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California got rid of slavery and the Gold Rush was over.