Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. who first discovered gold, where did he find it, and how was he rewarded? in 1848, found gold in california while trying to build a sawmill on the south fork of the american river. this quickly led to the gold rush. unfortunately, he did not gain a profit from the discovery but was given compensation of per month when he turned 62 years old. when he died, there was not enough money to pay for his burial.



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Explanation:

 James W. Marshall on January 24, 1848, who saw something shiny in Sutter Creek near Coloma, California. He had discovered gold unexpectedly while overseeing construction of a sawmill on the American River.

Another builder, James S. Brown, heard Marshall say, "Boys, I have got her now." Brown stepped over to Marshall, who held his hat in his hand. There in the hat were 10 or 12 pieces of gold.

People had made false claims before that they had discovered gold, so it wasn't until December of 1848, when President James Polk backed up the discovery, that the Gold Rush began.

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