MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR
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Question
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What year did the gold rush in California begin?
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1776
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1848
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill on January 24, 1848 unleashed the largest migration in United States history and drew people from a dozen countries to form a multi-ethnic society on America’s fringe.
Detailed explanation-2: -On January 24, 1848, James Wilson Marshall, a carpenter originally from New Jersey, found flakes of gold in the American River at the base of the Sierra Nevada Mountains near Coloma, California.
Detailed explanation-3: -On January 24, 1848, James W. Marshall discovered gold on the property of Johann A. Sutter near Coloma, California. A builder, Marshall was overseeing construction of a sawmill on the American River.
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