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California gold rush

Published on Dec 20, 2015

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California gold rush

The Discovery of Gold

Photo by Investing in Gold

On January 24, 1848 gold was discovered by a man named John Sutter at his sawmill on a river up North.

People who came for Gold

This transformed San Francisco from a frontier settlement into a bustling town filled with gold diggers.

Photo by Maurizio Costanzo - mavik2007

The economy boomed as soon as people mined for gold with the exceptions of larger cities and an increase in prices.

Photo by VinceHuang

People got furious from all of the price changes and new laws that came with the gold.

Photo by Zach Dischner

The Gold Rush ended with angry settlers and an economy that would change America forever.

Photo by PS-OV-ART Patty Sue O'Hair-Vicknair, Artist

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