1
.
Almost
20
million
people
lived
on
the
east
coast
while
the
west
was
a
vast
empty
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.
2
.
James
Marshall
was
the
first
man
who
found
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in
the
river
by
accident
while
he
was
building
a
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.
3
.
The
rumor
spread
quickly
and
soon
many
people
headed
to
California
to
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____________________
.
4
.
Anyone
who
couldn't
afford
a
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to
travel
by
sea
had
to
go
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____________________
along
the
California
Trail
.
5
.
Not
many
people
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____________________
,
most
of
them
came
back
home
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-
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.