Question

select the correct answer from each drop - down menu. who first discovered gold, where did he find it, and how was he rewarded? in 1848, drop - down menu found gold in california while trying to build a sawmill on the south fork of the american river. this quickly led to the gold drop - down menu he did not gain a profit from the discovery but was given compensation of drop - down menu per month when he turned 62. daniel boone, james w marshall, jed smith. when he died, there was not enough money to pay for his burial.

Explanation:

In 1848, James W. Marshall found gold in California while building a saw - mill on the South Fork of the American River, which led to the Gold Rush. He did not profit much and was given a small pension later.

Answer:

First drop - down: James W. Marshall
Second drop - down: Information not provided in the options given in the question (but historically, he received a small pension which was not specified in the provided dropdown for amount details)