The California Gold Rush. John Sutter Gold was found on his land.

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The California Gold Rush

John Sutter Gold was found on his land

James Marshall Found gold on Sutter’s land while working for him

Forty-niners Thousands of Americans headed for California to mine gold in 1849

Boomtown Populations of small towns exploded so fast this is San Francisco

Chinese Immigrants Thousands of Chinese came to California to work the gold mines

California Statehood 1850 The population of California went from 15,000 to 250,000 in just one year, making it eligible for Statehood by 1850.