<Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Sierra Nevada and Northern California goldfields </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Coordinates </Th> <Td> 38 ° 48 ′ 09" N 120 ° 53 ′ 41" W ﻿ / ﻿ 38.80250 ° N 120.89472 ° W ﻿ / 38.80250; - 120.89472 Coordinates: 38 ° 48 ′ 09" N 120 ° 53 ′ 41" W ﻿ / ﻿ 38.80250 ° N 120.89472 ° W ﻿ / 38.80250; - 120.89472 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Participants </Th> <Td> 300,000 prospectors </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Outcome </Th> <Td> California becomes a U.S. state California Genocide </Td> </Tr>

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