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What resulted from the discovery of gold at Sutter's mill in California 1848?

Thousands came seeking their fortunes
The U.S Military mined the gold and stored it at Fort Knox
Churches benefited from donations from the miners
Sutter and his partner became rich by keeping the discovery secret.

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I am pretty sure it is the first answer, which would be the California gold rush.

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The result from the discovery of gold at Sutter´s Mill in California in 1848 resulted in that thousands came seeking their fortunes. Soon as the news about the gold got out, people went rushing at what is known as the "gold rush". The flood of people going to California accelerated California´s transforming into a State.

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