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California (the west)
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Why would immigrants leave their homes in their native country to come to America?
The Irish migrated for many of the same reasons other peoples did. Religious freedom, fleeing other oppression, for adventure, a better life, because they were criminals and to make a better living. They also had a blight wipe out their crops in the late 1840s called the Potato Famine that encouraged them to find a better place to live.
What is true about the issue of slavery in the 1840s and 1850?
It is the subject of many compromises but it was never settled
What is true about the issue of slavery in the 1840s and 1850s?
It was the subject of many compromises, but it was never settled.
On whose land was gold found in California in 1848?
After gold was discovered in California, many people decided to become forty-niners, or people who went to California to find gold, starting in 1849.
How many people actually struck gold during the gold rush?
Not very many it was actually difficult to become instantly rich
Why did people flock to?
People flocked to California in the late 1840s and 1850s because of the discovery of gold. Later, people realized that there were many other resources available.
Why did the people flock to California?
People flocked to California in the late 1840s and 1850s because of the discovery of gold. Later, people realized that there were many other resources available.
What happened in the 1840s?
The Westward Expansion. Many people moved to California and Oregon for 2 reasons: 1. Gold Rush 2. Oregon Trail
What was an immediate result of the mass starvation in Ireland in the late 1840s?
Migration of many Irish to other countries.
How many people died on the Oregon trail from the 1840s to the 1860s?
20,000
What was Ireland's great export in the 1840s?
migration of many Irish to other countries.
Why did know-nothings gain power in the 1840s?
many people feared the influence of immigrants on politics
The Know-Nothings gained power in the 1840s because?
many people feared immigrant influence in politics
Why did the know-nothings gain power in the 1840s?
Many people feared the influence of immigrants on politics
Why did gold skyrocket in the late 1970's?
1. the gold standard backing the US dollar was no longer supported by the government so many people in a panic invested in gold 2. There were several short recessions, the value of the dollar went down, so people invested in gold because its value does not decrease.
How many people believed that the fool's gold was gold during the Gold Rush?
1
Did many people find gold?
Lots of people found gold. Few of them found lots of it.
