Question

What is the organizational structure of this text?

Gold was first discovered in California by James Marshall at Sutter's Mill near the city of Coloma. Marshall was building a sawmill for John Sutter when he found shiny flakes of gold in the river. He told John Sutter about the discovery and they tried to keep it secret. However, soon word got out and over 300,000 people rushed to California to find gold and "strike it rich".




A.
problem and solution

B.
cause and effect

C.
description

D.
chronological

Answer 1

It can be multiple ( B or D ).

The answer can be B because the gold was first discovered by James Marshall. Then he told John Stutter who then told lots of people about it. John telling everyone had an effect ( over 300,000 came to find the gold ).

Another answer is D because it tells you it all in the events it happened in. First James Marshall finding the gold, next him telling John Stutter, Stutter telling everyone and finally people coming to find the gold.

I'm sorry if I made a mistake but these are the two possible answers I have come up with. :)

Answer 2

B.

Step-by-step explanation:

it said that James Marshall found gold and he didn't want to tell anyone. But, towards the end of the paragraph it said that over 300,000 people rushed over to California to find that gold.