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Gold found at Sutter's Mill
John Sutter and James Marshall find the first piece of gold in California, at Sutter's Mill. This started the California Gold Rush. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo signed
The treaty enabled us to receive nearly half of Mexico's land. California -
Samuel Brannan spreads the word
Samuel Brannan hears about the gold discovery and decides to tell people about it. He screamed "Gold! Gold! Gold from the American River!", and it made people come to California. -
Taxes for foreign miners
Miners not from the United States had to pay taxes. -
California is now part of the US
California becomes a state. -
Gold amount sky-rocketing
The total gold amount found in California became 81 million. -
Chinese go to California
The Chinese have a crop failure, so 20k of them go to California to mine for gold. -
Big piece of gold found
A 195 lb piece of gold was found at Carson Hill, an all time best for the gold rush. -
A new way of mining
Hydraulic mining is invented. -
Silver!!!
Silver is found in Nevada.
