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John Sutter and James Marshall find the first piece of gold in California, at Sutter's Mill. This started the California Gold Rush.
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The treaty enabled us to receive nearly half of Mexico's land. California
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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.
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Miners not from the United States had to pay taxes.
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California becomes a state.
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The total gold amount found in California became 81 million.
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The Chinese have a crop failure, so 20k of them go to California to mine for gold.
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A 195 lb piece of gold was found at Carson Hill, an all time best for the gold rush.
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Hydraulic mining is invented.
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Silver is found in Nevada.
