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    California Gold History

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    the American River!” The news spread quickly around California, and in just three days, the population of San Francisco went from 250 to 600. By the Spring of 1849, the news of gold had spread to every part of the United States by boat, wagon, and mule. When the people's wildest dreams were confirmed by President Polk in his annual message to Congress, they flocked to California by the thousands. In 1847, there was a mere 15,000 living in California, but by 1853 there were over 300,000 people…

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    Why California coast (Pacific Coast) is Eroding faster than it should and the effect of it. I chose the California Coast or the Pacific Coast as it is one of the most popular coasts in the world. California has always been in the news for various natural disasters like forest fires, earthquakes and now Coastal erosion. California is also the World’s IT capital where all the famous companies like Google, Facebook, Apple etc are located. Many Indians migrate to california for jobs. California…

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    CANIFORNIA GOLD RUSH The California Gold Rush was during the Westward Expansion. It had caused people to move west. James Wilson Marshall was the person who started the gold rush. The discovery was at suttersmill on January 24, 1848 James Wilson Marshall, is a carpenter originally from New Jersey. He found flakes of gold in the American river at the base of the Sierra Nevada Mountains near Coloma, California. The Gold Rush had impacted California. For example, the gold rush was the largest…

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    The famous gold rush occurred in California when a man by the name of James wilson marshall discovered the precious metal on his property better known as Sutter’s Mill. Mr. Marshall tried to keep his discovery as low as possible. However, eventually news spread about the gold and it spread fast. Newspaper after newspaper covered the story of the immense amount of gold buried in the rivers of California.What was a small discovery eventually evolved into one of the most controversial events of…

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    everyone hopes to find someday, well in California it was found. On January 24, 1848 James Marshell discovered gold in California. The word got out so people from California came in and started searching for gold, word got out to the east they wanted proof. Then the government went out to look and it was confirmed real gold. It was reported in many news papers around the country and that’s how the California Gold Rush began. Challenges faced during the California Gold Rush were traveling by…

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    Hundreds of thousands of people migrated to California pursuing gold. The first man to find Californian gold was James Marshall, a carpenter building a sawmill for John Sutter on the American River. Both men agreed to keep the treasure a secret to protect their land, but newspaper and store owner Sam Brannon caught wind of the discovery. He walked up and down the streets of San Francisco with a small vial of gold telling people he had found it in the American River. By the end of 1849, less than…

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    The community college system in the state of California has a unique governing structure that practice shared governance (California Community College, 2016). There are17 board members that are appointed by the state’s governor. The board of governor has the legislative authority to establish and implement policies for the institution. Members of the Board of Governors are required to meets 11 times per year. The Board of Governors appoints the Chancellor of the Community College. On May 16,…

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    A possible getaway location is Sequoia or Kings Canyon national park in California. For instance, on the National Parks Service website, the text states that “In the spring, the colorful mix of wildflowers along the ridge trail and near Redwood Creek will delight hikers as much as the giant sequoias. In the fall, the dogwood shrubs turn a deep red color, and the fall light provides good photo opportunities.” campers can hike underneath towering trees that can get as tall as 378 feet and these…

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    The California Gold Rush began on January 24, 1848. James Marshall, former carpenter, was working on a sawmill with John Sutter when he discovered a gold nugget in the water flow through the mill’s tailrace. Even though Sutter made all his employees swear to not tell anyone, soon multiple people knew. As the news spread about the gold thousands of immigrants started to head to California. This included many people from the US and some even from other countries. This caused the population in San…

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    The California gold rush was an important part of the Antebellum period of American history because it dramatically increased the financial quality of the United states. The gold rush was when a big gold deposit was found in a stream in california that caused people from around the country to come. The gold rush changed our country in a short period of time. When James W Marshall was working for a man named John stutter, he saw what looked like something glowing in the water. He picked it up…

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