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people who wanted to move to california started up the oregon trail.
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mexican officals didnt let or want many americans settle in california.
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the donner party started to move to the west in the spring trying to find a short cut. then got lost and stuck in the mountains
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a rescue party comes to save the people from the donner group. out of 87 travlers 42 died
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after being sent to make a saw mill. while digging a whole and found something cold and hard.. what was it? GOLD!!
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after a law passed in 1848 about 80,000 gold seekers came to california hoping to get rich
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people called the 49ers would prospect for gold. they worked along northern rivers in california. the first person to arrive woukld stake the claim.
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after only 2 years of being aquirred by the united states california was the 31st state
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mining camps sprung up where ever you where mining and where people gather. they had colorful names too
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because of all the gold people decided to move to california and mine
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the californios started to increase trading and shipping. then faced some obsticals. but even through it all the economy grew and got stronger.