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The forty-niners were people who went to California seeking gold found in 1849 on Johann Sutter's farm.

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The four groups were Americans, Chinese, Native Americans, and Mexicans

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According to historians, the four groups of people who became forty-niners were the Chinese, Americans, Native Americans and Mexicans due to the gold rush in the West.

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