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Why where merchants more sucsessful than miners in the California gold rush?
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∙ 11y ago
Merchants were more successful than miners because the merchants sold goods that the mines needed.
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Which groups made huge huge profits during the California gold rush?
The merchants were the ones who grew rich. The suppliers of the equipment and other goods used by the miners. They were often paid with the gold.
How did miners search for gold in the California gold rush?
panning
What job did the miners in the gold rush do?
They were mostly just plain old miners, but if they weren't lucky, they would get rich by selling supplies.
The people who rushed to California to seacrch for gold were called?
The miners went to California in the gold rush were called 49ers.
Who were the 49ers of the manifest destiny?
the miners looking for gold in California
Where did California gold miners find gold?
In California.
Which groups made huge huge profits during the California gold rush?
The merchants were the ones who grew rich. The suppliers of the equipment and other goods used by the miners. They were often paid with the gold.
Where did miners find gold?
they found gold in California 1849
How did miners search for gold in the California gold rush?
panning
Where is the Underground Gold Miners Of California Museum in Alleghany California located?
The address of the Underground Gold Miners Of California Museum is: Po Box 907, Alleghany, CA 95910-0907
What attracted the farmers to the great plains during the 1800s?
there was gold or silver strikes that made miners arrive and build a tent city. then merchants arrive to supply miners. then wood-frame structures replace tents. then either its a boomtown or the town applied for statehood. then gold or silver pruduction falls. miners more on. stores close and merchants leave. town is abandoned. it becomes a ghost town.....
What did gold miners eat in California?
Bacon and grits.
Why does California gold rush have gold?
it started out with gold until the miners took all of it.
Who came to California for gold?
Miners. They came for what is known as the Gold Rush. California is where it all look place.
When did gold miners use the shaft and windlass?
1849- California Gold Rush!
What job did the miners in the gold rush do?
They were mostly just plain old miners, but if they weren't lucky, they would get rich by selling supplies.
The people who rushed to California to seacrch for gold were called?
The miners went to California in the gold rush were called 49ers.
