Question

this time line shows important events during the california gold rush.
many people move to california to search for gold.
californias population grows past 300,000.
silver is discovered in nevada, helping end the california gold rush.
james marshall discovers gold in coloma, california.
gold becomes harder to find in california.
1848 1859
based on the time line, which event happens earlier?
gold becomes harder to find in california.
californias population grows past 300,000.

Explanation:

To determine which event happens earlier, we analyze the timeline. The event "Gold becomes harder to find in California" has its arrow positioned to the left of the arrow for "California's population grows past 300,000" on the timeline. A left - positioned arrow on a timeline indicates an earlier occurrence.

Answer:

Gold becomes harder to find in California.