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What is the nickname of the gold miners that went to California in 1849?
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∙ 15y ago
Gold people. Unlikely. The term most often used was the 49ers.
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∙ 12y agobj , doe and darien Williams from lakeview
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∙ 13y agoForty niner because the came in 1849.
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∙ 15y agoThe 49ers.
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∙ 12y agothe 49ers
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What was the nickname for the miners who came west to California?
The miners who came west to California during the Gold Rush were often called "Forty-Niners" because they arrived in 1849 seeking gold.
Where did miners find gold?
they found gold in California 1849
When did gold miners use the shaft and windlass?
1849- California Gold Rush!
Why did they call the gold miners 49ers?
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.
How did the San Francisco 49rs get there name?
In 1849 miners in the area near San Francisco found gold. These miners and the rush of new miners to the area in search of fortune became known as 49ers.
What does the term 49ers refer to?
The 49ers were gold miners that went to California to mine for gold in 1849.
Where did the miners find gold?
at Sutter's Mill in 1849 in San Francisco, California
Did the miners find gold?
at Sutter's Mill in 1849 in San Francisco, California
Who were the forty -niners?
The forty-niners were the miners who went to search for gold in 1849 during the California Gold Rush
Why gold rush called 49ers?
The 49ers were all of the miners. The California Gold Rush occured in 1849, ergo, the miners, or people who went west in search for gold, were dubbed "'49ers."
When was the Gold Rush and how did that effect California's population?
The California gold rush was in 1849, it effected California's population by all of the immigrant miners coming to find gold, later on admitting California as a state in 1850.
Why were miners called 49ers?
The NFL team was named for the thousands of fortune seekers who traveled West in 1849 after gold was discovered in California on January 24, 1948.
