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James Marshall finds gold.
James Marshall was outside of his house and noticed in the ditch by his something shiny in the water. He went over and picked it up and realized it was gold. There was gold dust and gold nggets in the ditch by his house. -
1849
In 1849 many people started coming to California to mine for gold. -
State Hood
California becomes a state in the United Sates of America. -
Californios
In 1851 the Land Law of 1851 was established. It said that if people were to settle on the Californio's land they could go to court over it to prove that the Californios owned the land.