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More than 300,000 immigrants
The term "49ers" was used to refer to the gold miners who migrated to California in 1849 during the California Gold Rush. The name comes from the year 1849, which was the peak of the migration when thousands of people rushed to California in search of gold.
Nothing, because the Gold Rush was in 1849.
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Depends on the size of the nugget. In 1849 gold was about $20.67 per ounce.
This is a term for people who went to California to prospect for gold during the gold rush of 1849.
The were named after the people who came to California during the gold rush in 1849.
they were called the 49ers because the event hapened during 1849
Arriving in California during the 1849 gold rush, most of them settled there.
More than 300,000 immigrants
The gold rush of 1849
they were the miners during the gold rush of 1849
People were called 49ers b/c the gold rush happened in 1849, sum 80,000 people migrating to California in search of gold. People in fewer numbers also migrated in 1848, they were called 48ers.
Most live in California, where they settled during the California Gold Rush of 1849.
To seek their fortunes during the good rush of 1849
The term "49ers" was used to refer to the gold miners who migrated to California in 1849 during the California Gold Rush. The name comes from the year 1849, which was the peak of the migration when thousands of people rushed to California in search of gold.
They were called "forty-niners" because most traveled there in 1849.