No, I think it's gold.
After gold was discovered in California, many people decided to become forty-niners, or people who went to California to find gold, starting in 1849.
The Government broke a treaty protecting their land when gold was discovered. The tribe now lives on a reservation in Idaho.
Wealth from the discovery of goldThe California Gold Rush began on January 24, 1848, when gold was discovered by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill, in Coloma, California. Instant wealth was here for the taking. All across America, young men made the decision to go to California. By the mid 1840s, more and more Americans were trickling into California by land and sea.
they lost most of their land
No, I think it's gold.
gold was discovered on their land - apex
After gold was discovered in California, many people decided to become forty-niners, or people who went to California to find gold, starting in 1849.
Approximately 75% of land in California is privately owned, with the remaining 25% consisting of public land owned by the state or federal government.
People flocked to California in the late 1840s and 1850s because of the discovery of gold. Later, people realized that there were many other resources available.
because a lot of people came to California
Gold was discovered on Cherokee land.
The Government broke a treaty protecting their land when gold was discovered. The tribe now lives on a reservation in Idaho.
Because of the Gold Rush from 1849-1855 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Gold_Rush
The American Indians, really
they lost most of their land
they lost most of their land