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Treasure hunters, entrepreneurs, the poor and impoverished, the scam artists all saw it as a Golden Opportunity. Many ventured everything and a rare few struck a Bonanza. The California motherlode remains to be discovered in geologic terms.

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Q: Who was called a forty niner for leaving East for California to search for gold?
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Where did the forty niners search for gold?

in 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


Who were four groups of forty niners in the California gold rush?

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What were the people who went to California during the Gold Rush called?

They were called "forty-niners" because most traveled there in 1849.


Who were the forty niners and why did the come to California?

the forty-niners were people who joined the rush for gold in California in 1849,they were people that were looking for gold


Did most of the forty-niners become very wealthy?

Gold was found in California in 1949. People across the country left their homes to go to California to join in the search for gold in a hope of getting rich. Theses people have been referred to as the forty-niners. Unfortunately a very few of them found the riches they were seeking.


Where did the forty-niners settle?

Sanfransisco California


Where did forty niners settled?

Sanfransisco California


What were gold seekers in California known as?

Forty-Niners (from the 1849 Gold Rush).


What is a forty sided shape called?

A forty sided polygon is called a "tetracontagon".


Where did the forty niners come from?

and some came from California


What did the Forty-Niners hope to find in California?

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