The California Gold Rush of 1849 (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Year gold discovered in California
Year gold discovered in California
1848
Year the main California Gold Rush began
Year the main California Gold Rush began
1849
Nickname for California Gold Rush migrants
Nickname for California Gold Rush migrants
49ers
Manifest Destiny definition
Manifest Destiny definition
Belief that white Americans had the right to expand across the continent
Oregon Trail migrants 1836-46 vs 1849 onwards
Oregon Trail migrants 1836-46 vs 1849 onwards
5,000 vs tens of thousands
Chinese migrants to California in 1852
Chinese migrants to California in 1852
Approximately 20,000
Prospectors definition
Prospectors definition
People who looked for gold on the surface
Placer mining/panning technique
Placer mining/panning technique
Washing gravel/sand in pan; heavier gold settles at bottom
Year California became a state
Year California became a state
1850
California population by 1855
California population by 1855
300,000 people
Gold Rush economic impact on infrastructure
Gold Rush economic impact on infrastructure
Helped fund railroad construction
Impact on Indigenous Californians
Impact on Indigenous Californians
Large-scale massacres, what some historians call genocide
Group particularly targeted by racist attacks
Group particularly targeted by racist attacks
Chinese migrants