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Population before start of Gold Rush
800 people in San Francisco -
Period: to
Beginning of the Gold Rush
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Sutter and Marshall find gold
while starting up a saw mill they discovered a gold nugget -
Immigration
20,000 imigrants moved to America in 1849 alone -
Population Change
population in 25,000 in San Francisco -
Period: to
After Gold Rush
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California Becomes a state
31st state -
Immigrant Miner Taxes
America places taxes on foreign miners -
Railroad
Railroad finished and created an all around stronger economy
