john sutter
owned a farm in sacramento
forty-niners
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gold was discovered on john sutter’s farm in 1849 and _____-_______ poured into the state
california
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by 1850, the population of ___________ had increased enough to join america
gadsden purchase
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the border of california was finalized when the ___________ __________ was completed
guano islands act
allowed the US to possess any unclaimed land that had guano fertilizer
william taylor
gold rush “street preacher” who became a missionary around the world; farthest reaching missionary of any methodist evangelist