jan 24, 1848 - Gold Rush

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Gold was discovered in California. A massive surge in Californian immigrants occurred as everyone tried to get gold. Even though many people were trying to profit off of the gold, the only people who had done really well were the original residents of California. This produced a huge impact on the Californian land: rivers were polluted, trees were cut down, soil had chemicals dumped on them, and more

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