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the purpose of the gold rush was for people to get more money. back then it hard was to get alot of money.when James marshall foud gold he didnt believe it.so he took it down to john sutter.after thhey were sure it was gold the wanted to keep it a secret,but one of the workers found gold and told every one.
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God Rushes occurred when some prospector found a fair amount of gold, usually in remote and harsh lands! Most who followed him lived in great hardship and made little if any money from their ventures.
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∙ 12y agobecause there was gold flakes found in the American river
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What happened in 1850 after the gold rush?
the older people who were involved in the gold rush sadly passed away and the gold they had were to be found by relitives or friends. they died!
Who was the US-president whose speech sparked the gold rush?
James A. Polk was the president when the 1849 gold rush near Sacramento CA happened.
Who was president during the gold rush?
When the California gold rush began in 1848, James Knox Polk was the President of the United States, but it continued during the Presidencies of Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, and tapered off by the time Franklin Pierce was President, in 1855. There have been several gold rushes in the United States: Carolina Gold Rush (1799, George Washington, John Adams) Georgia Gold Rush (1828, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson) Pikes Peak Gold Rush (1859, James Buchanan) Idaho Gold Rushes (1860-1863, James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln) Black Hills Gold Rush (1874-1878) (U.S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes) Mount Baker Gold Rush (1897 to 1920s, William McKinley to Calvin Coolidge) Fairbanks Gold Rush (1902-1905, Theodore Roosevelt) A reference for Gold Rushes in United States is below:
What happened to Californias population as a result of the Gold Rush?
California's population jumped high in numbers due to a flow of settlers coming hoping to make their fortune by finding gold in said gold rush.
What major event was taking place during Millard Fillmores administration?
the gold rush
What American gold rush was before the Victorian gold rush?
The Californian gold rush!
What year was the Yukon gold rush?
the klondike gold rush is the main name and they found gold 1896 but the actual rush began 1897
When was the the gold rush?
cariboo gold rush in b.c.,canada - 1857 but the actual gold rush didn't start until 1861
What the famous gold rush?
California gold rush
When was the first Gold Rush?
The first American gold rush was in 1828 in Georgia and it was before they California Gold Rush
Did it rain in the gold rush?
Yes, it rained in the Gold Rush.
Was the California gold rush the biggest gold rush?
yes
How did California Gold Rush affects the nation?
By the gold rush!
What was the Alaskan gold rush?
The Alaskan gold rush was in 1897
Who came to the gold rush?
There was no gold rush in Australia in the 1840s.
Was the gold rush a problem?
The California gold rush was not a problem.
What happened in the 1870s in California?
the gold rush
