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The Forty-niners. That was the name given to the prospectors who went to California looking for gold following the discovery of gold there in 1849.
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What were the fortyniners of the California gold rush named for?
The '49ers were named so due to the Gold Rush having began in 1849.
Was the gold rush a problem?
The California gold rush was not a problem.
What country was the California gold rush in?
The California Gold Rush took place in the United States.
What was California gol rush?
The California Gold Rush started in 1848 and ended in 1859. A man named James Marshall was building a saw mill when he spotted a flash of gold the size of a pea in the river, which was about a foot deep then. He picked it up, and it looked like gold. At first he thought it was Iron Pyrite, (Fools Gold) but he smashed it with a rock and it flatted without breaking. He didn't think it was proof of a big find, and he though it was mixed with other metals. So he took it to a guy named John Sutter, the man he was building the saw mill for. They tested it and found it was pure gold. Marshall promised the men that were helping him build the saw mill that they would hunt for gold after they finished building, and agreed to keep it secret. But some people spread the word, and slowly at first, then faster, The Gold Rush began.
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.
Why was the California gold rush named after itself?
That was the simplest and most obvious name: it was a gold rush that occurred in California!
What were the fortyniners of the California gold rush named for?
The '49ers were named so due to the Gold Rush having began in 1849.
What were the California 49ers named after?
The were named after the people who came to California during the gold rush in 1849.
Which state is known as Golden State?
California is called the Golden State because of the California Gold Rush in San Francisco in 1849. (That gold rush also named the San Francisco 49ers football team).
What state is nick named the golden state?
California because of the California Gold Rush after the gold nuggets discovered in 1848.
What does California mine?
the California gold rush
What is Californias nick named?
"The Golden State," because in 1848-1849, gold was found in California. Does "the Gold Rush" sound familiar?
What the famous gold rush?
California gold rush
Was the caribou Gold Rush the only gold rush?
There was a gold rush that began at Sutter's Mill in California. The San Francisco 49ers are named after the people who rushed there for gold in 1849. (Levi Strauss made his fortune making pants for them.)
Was the California gold rush the biggest gold rush?
yes
How did California Gold Rush affects the nation?
By the gold rush!
Was the gold rush a problem?
The California gold rush was not a problem.
