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As the United States expanded westward, adventurers and pioneers headed out to the new territories to explore them. In January 1848, gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill, about 36 miles northeast of Sacramento, CA. The man who discovered it was James W. Marshall, a carpenter who had built the mill. It did not take long for the news to spread, and soon thousands of people descended on that region of California, hoping they too would get lucky and find gold. The "gold rush" was well under way in late 1848 and continued into 1849.
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What date did the California gold rush start?
The California gold rush started in 1849 after people in the east learned that gold had been discovered there in 1848.
What were the achievements of James Polk?
He started the California Gold Rush by telling everybody that there was gold in California.
Why does California gold rush have gold?
it started out with gold until the miners took all of it.
What is the mans name who discovered gold in California and started the gold rush?
billy
What describes a result of California's rapid population growth during the mid-1800s?
The California Gold Rush helped the population of California grow in the 1800's. The Gold rush started in 1849, but gold was first discovered in 1848.
How did California gold rush started?
James W. Marshall found gold at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California
Why were gold rush prospectors called 49ers?
They were referred to as "49ers" because that was the year the California gold rush started (1849).
What year did the California gold rush take place?
The California Gold Rush started on January 24, 1848 and lasted seven years, till 1855.
Discovery in what mill started the California gold rush?
Sutter's mill.
Where was gold in 1848?
Gold was discovered in California in 1849The people who looked for gold where called the fourty-niners which stands for (1849)And in the period of time when gold was in California there was so much gold that they called it the gold rush and the gold rush brought more than 100,000 people to California and the rest of the United States
When did California gold rush start?
I think it started on January 24, 1848
Why was the gold rush era called the gold rush era?
Because everyone rushed for gold when it was discovered in California. Cities started to appear in that region because of that.
