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What were some difficulties of moving to California during the gold rush?
Most had to make a long overland journey with all that they had.
What are some environmental problems in the California gold rush?
An environmental problem with the California gold rush is the contamination
Why were the gold seekers called forty niners?
Forty niners came to California for many reasons. They came to get their chance at the gold that had been found there. They also had some financial or economic difficulties that led to their decision. Some reasons were more personal that they already had family there and the gold there was just a bonus.
Did the California gold rush have any crimes or murders?
There are crimes and murders everywhere so naturally there was some during the California Gold Rush. If you want a better answer how about you actually research it.
What major difficulties would the early gold prospectors have faced in Australian Gold rush?
Some of the major difficulties that the early gold prospectors had faced in Australia during the gold rush included cultural conflicts and a lack of housing. Often, people of different cultures would fight and even kill other prospectors.
What are some slogans for manifest destiny?
Get rich quick, California Gold Rush
What did sutter's mill do?
Sutters mill was a mill owned by some dude by the name of John W. Marshall. He discovered some gold in it prior to the Gold Rush. His secret somehow spread and that is how the Californian Gold Rush began. Remember, the gold rush is what caused thousands of people into the state, and eventually the gold rush led to California becoming a state.
Explain some of the reasons why many Americans chose to migrate to California after 1850?
Uh, I think one of them is the gold rush. The gold rush in California was from 1848 to about 1854 and loads of people migrated to California because of it, so probably this was one of the reasons?
What places were impacted by the Gold Rush?
Most of the West was impacted by the goldrush. However, California and the Black Hills of South Dakota were some of the most severely impacted.
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 Mormons dig up gold in California?
Some members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) were involved in the California Gold Rush and did find gold.
What did Mexico do about the gold rush?
Nothing. The gold rush appeared just some months after Mexico lost California to the United States after the Mexican-American War (1846-1848)
