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What was the nickname for those seeking gold in California in 1849?
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∙ 11y ago
Gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill January 24, 1848. People from the surrounding areas started heading for the gold fields that year. By the time the word spread east and over seas, it was already too late in the year to travel (winter had set in) so the real rush didn't occur until the next Spring and the subsequent rush of people to the area to stake their own claims and get rich on gold finds occured in 1849 - hence the name "49'ers".
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoUsually, people think 49ers, but I will tell you the real answer. The people in 1840s who were looking for gold in the west were considered to be "Suckers" because of their belief in wild tales and rumors. So most people at that time considered them to be "GoldSuckers" or "Liars" or even "Thiefs of California".
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∙ 7y agoThey were called forty niners
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∙ 13y ago49er's.
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How did the name from the 49ers in the gold rush?
Although the California gold rush began in 1848, the hundreds of thousands of people who came to California seeking gold were referred to as forty-niners, in reference in 1849.
In what year did the California gold rush begin?
1848
California gold rush -1849 where did it happen?
. . . California Hence the name. If you mean where in California then all over mainly in the central region
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.
How many Chinese immigrants came to California in 1849- 1852?
It is estimated that around 20,000 Chinese immigrants arrived in California between 1849 and 1852. This was in response to the California Gold Rush, as many Chinese immigrants sought opportunities in mining and other industries in California during this period.
Why forty-niners had this nickname?
Because they went to California in 1849
Why did Chinese emmigrants come to America?
They came seeking gold in 1849 during the California Gold Rush.
Who were the forty-niner?
The forty-niners were people who went to California seeking gold found in 1849 on Johann Sutter's farm.
How did the name from the 49ers in the gold rush?
Although the California gold rush began in 1848, the hundreds of thousands of people who came to California seeking gold were referred to as forty-niners, in reference in 1849.
What is the nickname of the gold miners that went to California in 1849?
Gold people. Unlikely. The term most often used was the 49ers.
Where was the American 1849 gold rush?
California
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.
In 1849 thousands of Americans traveled to California to?
Gold was discovered in northern California.
Did California miners have in education in 1849?
No they did not
Where was a 1849 gold rush?
California
What is a 49er?
Someone from the California gold rush in 1849.
When was the state seal of California adopted?
In 1849
