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The California Gold Rush of between 1848 - 1849 was 12 years before the start of the US Civil War.

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True or false the California gold rush of 1849 occurred after the US Civil War?

False. The California Gold occurred before the American Civil War of 1861- 1865. The Klondike Gold Rush occurred after the war, beginning in 1896. This rush is sometimes called the Yukon Gold Rush.


Where has Gold been found in California?

Although it is difficult to state who actually found the very first Gold nugget in California, it has been stated that James W. Marshall discovered the first nugget in California. It is stated that he found this nugget on January 24, 1848.


Where was the gold found in the gold rush?

California


1852 where gold was found?

it was a gold rush in California


What was found in California in 1848?

Gold.


Which event took place first- the California Gold Rush or the Civil War?

The gold rush famously prompted the '49ers - gold prospectors - to flock to California in 1849. The Civil War didn't start until 1860.


Gold was found in Nevada California and?

Navada, California, and Colorodo


Where did miners find gold?

they found gold in California 1849


Is it true that the California gold rush began with gold being found in the California river?

yes.


Did the gold rush happen after or before California became a state?

Social Studies Gold Rush: The California Gold Rush came before California became the thirty-first state.


Where was gold first found in California?

It is a deep earth mineral but because it remains in a constant chemical state it is most often found in areas with a pre-history of geologic upheavals.


What happened during the California Gold Rush.?

In 1848, gold was found in California. by 1849, the news of this gold discovery sent many people from the East to travel to California to seek their fortunes in gold mining. The Gold Rush helped to populate California.