James Marshell discovers gold in California while building a sawmill.John Shutter owned the land where the gold was found so many miners set up camps to dig for gold.
The U.S congress declared war on Mexico because they wanted more land. So they fought Mexico for the states of Califonia,Nevada,Utah,New Mexico,parts of Colorado,Arizona,and Wyoming
Lewis and Clark had to do three goals for Thomas Jeffoson. They had to be friends with indians,pay close attention to the soil and find a water route to the Pacific Ocean
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