James W. Marshall was the first man to find gold.
California belonged to the Native Americans in 1848.
Some people travelled to California and others came by ship.
First of all the population grew from 1000 to 150000 and people came from all over the world to live there and a railway line was built. But also some people died from diseases and the Native Americans lost their lands.
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