1. Ten Days that Unexpectedly Changed America
After a couple of days, Marshall told Sutter what he found, and showed him a couple of the gold pieces. After performing some tests, the officially came to the conclusion that the substance was gold. ... Brannan strategically brought news of the gold found in the American River and then opened up a general store in Sutter's Fort that would carry everything the incoming gold miners would need. While Sutter didn't want the news of the gold get out, Brannan planned on making a profit off of the eager miners coming to search for gold, so he made sure that everyone in San Francisco knew a...
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