California gold rush

Gold rush from 1848 to 1855 California gold rushProspectors working California gold placer deposits in 1850DateJanuary 24, 1848 (1848-01-24)–1855LocationSierra Nevada and Northern California goldfields38°48′01″N 120°53′32″W / 38.8003°N 120.8922°W / 38.8003; -120.8922Participants300,000 prospectorsOutcomeCalifornia becomes a US state Actions of settlers draw allegations of genocide This article is part of a series on theHistory of the United States Timeline and periodsPrehistoric and Pre-Columbian Erauntil 1607Colonial Era 1607–17651776–1789 American Revolution 1765–1783 Confederation period 1783–1788 Industrial Revolution 1760s–19141789–1815 Federalist Era 1788–1801 Jeffersonian Era1801–18171815–1849 Era of Good Feelings 1817–1825 Jacksonian Era1825–18491849–1865 Civil War Era 1849–1865 Greater Reconstruction 1846–18981865–1917 Reconstruction Era 1865–1877 Gilded Age 1877–1896 Progressive Era 1896–19171917–1945 World War I 1917–1918 Roaring Twenties 1918–1929 Great Depression 1929–1941 World War II 1941–19451945–1964 Post-World War II Era 1945–1964 Civil Rights Era 1954–19681964–1980 Civil Rights Era 1954�