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What caused many American settlers to go to California in 1849 on apex?

The discovery of Gold


What attracted settlers to California in 1849?

settlers came to California to claim more land for their country


What is a 49er?

Someone from the California gold rush in 1849.


What caused many American settlers to go California in 1849?

The discovery of Gold


Where was the American 1849 gold rush?

California


When did thousands of settlers migrated west of the Mississippi river?

During the California Gold Rush. (1849)


What was a miner who went to California in 1849 called?

A miner who went to California in 1849 during the Gold Rush was commonly referred to as a "49er." This term originated from the year 1849, when a significant influx of prospectors and settlers traveled to California in search of gold. The 49ers played a crucial role in the rapid population growth and economic development of California during that time.


What drew American settlers to California and Oregon?

People moved to the Oregon Territory because there was an abundance of free farm land, there was a fur trade, missionaries, and also for better health.


What year did the first settlers come to California to look for gold?

The boom began with the discovery of gold in 1848.


Why forty-niners had this nickname?

Because they went to California in 1849


In 1849 approximately 80000 Americans migrated to California because of the?

In 1849, approximately 80,000 Americans migrated to California because they wanted to search for gold and hopefully become rich. This was the start of the Gold Rush.


Why did many settlers rush into California in 1849?

They came after gold was found by John Marshall at Sutter's sawmill in 1848. So many came that California became a state September 9, 1850.