California Gold Rush | The First Strike | 1
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Are You Sure You're Getting More Gold?
In 1848 president paulk had his eyes on california as a key to expanding the united states. But not all of pulk's advisors shared his interest in california and where some saw opportunity in the discovery of gold others saw a dilemma. On December 5th 1848 President paulk state of the union address appeared in newspapers around the country In it paulk confirmed what rumors hinted at for months. He'll tell president pPaulk to announce that there's gold in califCalifornia when paulk does it's going to change everything.
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