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People were called 49ers b/c the gold rush happened in 1849, sum 80,000 people migrating to California in search of gold.
People in fewer numbers also migrated in 1848, they were called 48ers.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoBecause they rushed to California to find gold from the gold rush in 1849, there was also a gold rush in 1850.
Also the man who started the Gold Rush was Sam Brannsn
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∙ 15y agoBecause gold was discovered in California in 1849
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∙ 9y agoThe year was 1849 when the President named the period The Gold Rush. This referred to the men who looked for gold during this time frame in history.
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What were the California 49ers named after?
The were named after the people who came to California during the gold rush in 1849.
Who were the original 49ers and how have they imported the west?
They were people that followed the 'gold rush' of 1849. They did not import the west it was already there.
What are the prospectors who flocked to California in 1849 called?
Forty-Niners
Where was gold in 1848?
Gold was discovered in California in 1849The people who looked for gold where called the fourty-niners which stands for (1849)And in the period of time when gold was in California there was so much gold that they called it the gold rush and the gold rush brought more than 100,000 people to California and the rest of the United States
How did the gold rush affect Canada?
The Gold Rush in Canada helped boost the economy. This gold rush also brought a lot of people into Canada.
Why gold rush called 49ers?
The 49ers were all of the miners. The California Gold Rush occured in 1849, ergo, the miners, or people who went west in search for gold, were dubbed "'49ers."
What were people called that hurried to California during the gold rush?
49ers
The people who rushed to California to seacrch for gold were called?
The miners went to California in the gold rush were called 49ers.
Why were gold rush prospectors called 49ers?
They were referred to as "49ers" because that was the year the California gold rush started (1849).
Why were people called 49ers?
Until 1848 California was ruled by Mexico. In 1849 gold was found in the town of Coloma which led to the rush for gold in that year, hence "49ers."
Why do they call the football team 49ers the 49ers?
The name 49ers harkens back to the gold rush in the mid 1800's when people were migrating west in search of gold. The Gold Rush, as it was called, began in 1849 so often the people heading out that way were called 49ers. The team took it's name from those people, and it is often thought that their gold helmets are a reflection of the Gold Rush itself.
Why is the san franciso called the 49ers?
Because of the gold rush in California in 1849.
What is the name of people who traveled west to capitalize on the gold rush?
the gold miners aka the 49ers
What was the name given to the gold seekers from the gold rush in California?
I believe they were called "greenhorns".
Were the 49ers named after the California Gold Rush?
Yes! The miners/paners left their home in 1849 so they were called 49ers.
What year did the people come for the gold rush?
1949. ever heard of the '49ers?
When did California have there gold rush?
Gold was found in 1848 and the people who went there the following year were referred to as '49ers'
