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The boom began with the discovery of gold in 1848.
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."
The miners went to California in the gold rush were called 49ers.
1850
They were called "forty-niners" because most traveled there in 1849.
Because they went to California in 1849
They went west to California in 1849, or "49."
They went west because of the California Gold Rush.
That was the gold rush so just about everybody.
the discovery of gold
People who went to California looking for Gold (They left in 1849)
In California, the gold rush was 1849.
In California, the gold rush was 1849.
In California, the gold rush was 1849.
1849 was when gold was found in California and many people went to California to try to become rich.
because in 1849 everyone went to california went to find gold but they never found anything