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What does the term 49ers refer to?
The 49ers were gold miners that went to California to mine for gold in 1849.
Where did the California gold miners come from?
The 1849 California gold rush attracted Americans from all walks of life. Of course the first Americans involved were miners. As news of the gold discovery spread, people from US cities, and farmlands became gold miners. Thus California's population instantly grew in size and a good number of the new miners became rich, not all however.
When did California become a teritory?
The Bear Flag Republic began in 1849 with the rush of the gold miners into CA. Sept. 9, 1850 CA became a state.
Where there Native American gold miners?
There are native American gold miners in Africa
Where did California gold miners find gold?
In California.
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