A new issue had emerged to complicate the debate over slavery in the western territories when on January 24, 1848 gold was discovered in California on the property of John Sutter.

SOUTHERN SECESSION

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

A	True
B	False
C	Either A or B
D	None of the above

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Gold! On January 24, 1848, James W. Marshall discovered gold on the property of Johann A. Sutter near Coloma, California.

Detailed explanation-2: -Arrival of the Forty-niners The discovery of gold in 1848 by James Marshall sparked a massive wave of westward migration. The largest influx occurred in 1849, and those prospectors who sought their fortunes became known collectively as forty-niners, in reference to the year they arrived.

Detailed explanation-3: -California Gold Rush, rapid influx of fortune seekers in California that began after gold was found at Sutter’s Mill in early 1848 and reached its peak in 1852. According to estimates, more than 300, 000 people came to the territory during the Gold Rush.

Detailed explanation-4: -California’s most famous gold rush dates to the morning of January 24, 1848, when James Marshall made his customary inspection of the sawmill he was building for John Sutter.

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USA HISTORY

SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861

SOUTHERN SECESSION