The Answer is
B) freed slaves
A worker discovered it by accident.
There was a man named James W. Marshall who found gold on January 24, 1848, He saw something shiny in the stream. He had discovered gold unexpectedly while overseeing construction of a sawmill on the American River.
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Answer:
Alaska
Explanation:
Was the state that was sold to the US
