Fill in the Blanks California Gold RushOnline version The California gold rush by Lorena Rico-Murguia 1 1848 Sutters attacked Germany niners John seekers population families Sacramento in 1849 gold live riches Male Sutter economy Marshall mining laundry January gold John was born in and established what is now . His land was when people found out there was . The gold rush started on 24 , when James W . discovered gold on property . They tried to keep it a secret but soon people found out . The typical California gold seeker was a who had they left behind and promised them they would come back . Woman were the ones who did all the work besides , they made food and did the , they cleaned and made the area able to . The gold rush helped California's and increased its . The " forty - " were people who traveled to look for and they were the fortune of .