California Gold Rush (jan 24, 1848 – dec 31, 1855)

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The California Gold Rush began in 1848 when gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California, leading to a massive influx of people to the state as news spread across the nation and around the world. This event not only dramatically increased California's population, facilitating its rapid admission as a state in 1850, but also had profound economic and social impacts, accelerating the expansion and development of the United States.

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