0
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:
Still curious? Ask our experts.
Chat with our AI personalities
Taiga
Devin
Professor
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
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 klondike gold rush?
William H. Mc Kinley
What major event was taking place during Millard Fillmores administration?
the gold rush
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!
Famous Chinese immigrants?
Chinese immigrants are known as "hua qiao"
