After the gold rush!.!.!.was it gold or silver that benefited the state of California!?Www@QuestionHome@Com
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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: it was gold found at sutters mill in the town of colima in northers California,gold then became the trading or monetary standard!. although in later days the monetary standard of the united states became the silver standard as it is in great Britain to this day!. and of course the U>S>A> is now back to the gold standard as all federal reserve notes!.!.!.or bills!.!. are secured by the gold deposits in national depositories such as fort Knox!.!.!.!.hope this helps!!Www@QuestionHome@Com Hi MOK!. When Gold was discovered in Coloma, California in 1848 not only did it change California but also the World!. On January 24, 1848, an event occurred in Coloma that would radically impact the history of the World!. James W!. Marshall was building a sawmill for Captain John Sutter, using water from the South Fork of the American River!. He noticed several flakes of metal in the tailrace water and recognized them to be gold!. Though he tried to keep it a secret, the word spread quickly, and triggered the California Gold Rush of 1849!. Until then, Coloma had been a remote outpost, named after a nearby Southern Maidu Indian Village!. (Early spellings of the name included "Colluma" and "Culoma"!.) When news broke, not only did people from all over America move to California, but also those who came from the rest of the world!. The first piece of gold was noticed by James Marshall early on the morning of January 24, 1848!. His own words describe the event: "I went down as usual, and after shutting off the water from the race I stepped into it, near the lower end, and there, upon the rock, about six inches beneath the surface of the water, I discovered the gold!. I then collected four or five pieces and went up to Mr!. Scott (who was working at the carpenter's bench making the mill wheel) and the pieces in my hand and said, 'I have found it!.' 'What is it!?' inquired Scott!. 'Gold,' I answered!. 'Oh! No,' returned Scott, 'that can't be!' I replied positively, 'I know it to be nothing else!.'" I hope this helps Mr!. Kent!. Cathorio!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Silver in 1858, the " Comstock Lode " was discovered in present-day Nevada, then it was the western Utah Territory!. It played a large role in the growth of San Francisco and Nevada!.Www@QuestionHome@Com http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/California_!.!.!. byeWww@QuestionHome@Com |