California gold rush - Wikipedia
WEBWhole indigenous societies were attacked and pushed off their lands by the gold-seekers, called "forty-niners" (referring to 1849, the peak year for gold rush immigration). Outside of California, the first to arrive were from Oregon, the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii), and Latin America in late 1848.
Gold Rush: California, Date & Sutter’s Mill | HISTORY
WEBApr 6, 2010 · The Gold Rush in California started in 1848 after gold was found at Sutter’s Mill. Within a year, hundreds of thousands of 49ers seeking fortune poured into the state.
The Forty Niners | Early California History: An Overview | Articles …
WEBThe Forty Niners. In the next year, close to 100,000 people went to California from the United States, Europe, and every other corner of the globe. Gold-seekers from Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, and China continued to sail …
California Gold Rush | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica
WEBSep 11, 2024 · California Gold Rush, rapid influx of fortune seekers in California that began after gold was found at Sutter’s Mill in early 1848 and reached its peak in 1852. According to estimates, more than 300,000 people …
Forty-Niners - Encyclopedia.com
WEBThe discovery of gold in the Sierra in January 1848 brought hundreds of thousands of fortune hunters to California over the next few years: the forty-niners. The first to find gold tried to keep it secret, but the strike was too huge to conceal.
The 49ers and the California Gold Rush - ThoughtCo
WEBMay 9, 2021 · The Gold Rush of 1849 was sparked by the discovery of gold in early 1848 in California's Sacramento Valley. Its impact on the history of the American West during the 19th century was immense.
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WEBFeb 8, 2024 · One of James K. Polk’s last major acts as president was also one of his most consequential: He helped set off the California Gold Rush. Polk’s deed came during his …
California Gold Rush Facts and History - History for Kids
WEBBy the end of 1848, 4,000 people had arrived in the gold region, and by the end of that year, about 80,000 “forty-niners” (as the fortune seekers of 1849 were known) had come to California. California became a state in 1849, with a constitution and government.
California Gold Rush, 1848 - American Historama
WEBJul 1, 2014 · Definition and Summary: The California Gold Rush (1848–1855) started on January 24, 1848 and attracted 300,000 prospectors when gold was discovered by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Lumber Mill in Coloma, California.
Gold Rush - Encyclopedia.com
WEBMay 23, 2018 · Some of the miners, known as Forty-Niners, went on to Australia (1851–53). There were also gold rushes to Witwatersrand, South Africa (1886), Klondike in the Yukon, Canada (1896), and Alaska (1898).