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Forty-niners were people who searched for gold in California therefore they wanted gold
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What did the forty niners take west?
because they wanted gold
How did the forty-niners adapt to the west?
they got alot of gold
Who were the Americans who came west for mine for gold?
Forty-Niners
What are the release dates for The Forty-Niners - 1954?
The Forty-Niners - 1954 was released on: USA: 4 May 1954 West Germany: 18 November 1955
What are the release dates for Adventures of the Old West - 1995 The Forty-Niners and the California Gold Rush 1-1?
Adventures of the Old West - 1995 The Forty-Niners and the California Gold Rush 1-1 was released on: USA: 30 April 1995
Why did gold seekers in California call themselves forty-niners?
They went west to California in 1849, or "49."
Who were the forty-niners?
The forty-niners were people who went to California seeking gold found in 1849 on Johann Sutter's farm.
Why did the forty-niners move west?
The more forty-niners, the more scarce and rare gold was. The mass increase in population caused economic growth that changed California permanently. The port city San Francisco grew to become a center of banking, manufacturing, shipping, and trade.
How did the forty niners get their name?
The NFL team was named for the thousands of fortune seekers who traveled West in 1849 after gold was discovered in California on January 24, 1948.
What was the nickname for the miners who came west to California?
The miners who came west to California during the Gold Rush were often called "Forty-Niners" because they arrived in 1849 seeking gold.
How did the Forty-Niners reach California during the Gold Rush?
The Forty-Niners reached California during the Gold Rush mainly by land and sea routes. Many traveled overland on foot, horseback, or by wagon along the California Trail or other routes. Others sailed around Cape Horn or took steamships to reach the west coast.
Where did the forty-Niner come from?
Most forty-niners from the Midwest and many from the East traveled West on the Oregon-California Trail. Travel by ship was costly. Maps and books promised a quick and easy overland voyage. But for many gold seekers who traveled overland, the journey would be the hardest they had ever experienced. Forty-niners usually traveled in covered wagons pulled by oxen or mules. A few rode horses. Once they passed frontier towns like Independence, Missouri, they entered the wilderness. Many of the forty-niners were from cities like Boston or New York. They had never camped outdoors, hunted for food, or built a fire. And now they faced months far from civilization. In 1849, some 32,000 gold-seekers went West on the trail through present-day Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho, and Nevada. They endured violent thunderstorms, torrential rain, and scorching heat. They traveled mile after mile of bumpy trails that choked their throats with dust in dry weather and turned to mudholes when rain fell. They lost their belongings and even their lives trying to cross rivers such as the Platte, the Green, and the Bear. Many gold-seekers feared attack by Native Americans. But this seldom happened. Disease was the biggest killer. Forty-niners fell victim to cholera, mountain fever, pneumonia, and diphtheria. Hundreds of gold-seekers died and were buried along the trail. The strain took a toll on the oxen and mules as well. As they traveled, forty-niners lightened the load by throwing out everything they didn't need--from cookstoves and furniture to barrels of flour. Still, thousands of animals died from exhaustion or thirst and were left to rot in the sun. Near the end of their journey, the forty-niners crossed the Forty Mile Desert, a hot, dry wasteland between the Humboldt and Carson rivers in present-day Nevada. Some people brought enough water for the crossing. Those who did not sometimes paid for this with their lives. Beyond the Forty Mile Desert, lay California, the land of gold. Some would find their fortunes there. Most would not. But they had survived their overland journey by a combination of bravery, cooperation, skill, and luck. The experience had changed them forever.
