The Californian Gold Rush (1848–1849) and The Pikes Peak Gold Rush (1858–1859) (OCR GCSE History B (Schools History Project)): Flashcards
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Year of California Gold Rush
Year of California Gold Rush
1848
California population by 1855 (from gold rush)
California population by 1855 (from gold rush)
300,000
Years of Pikes Peak Gold Rush
Years of Pikes Peak Gold Rush
1858-1859
Pikes Peak Gold Rush participants' nickname
Pikes Peak Gold Rush participants' nickname
Forty-Niners
Impact of gold rush on Native Americans
Impact of gold rush on Native Americans
Displacement
When was Oregon Fever?
When was Oregon Fever?
1840
What were Lakota Sioux noted for?
What were Lakota Sioux noted for?
Warrior culture
Materials used to make a tipi
Materials used to make a tipi
Buffalo skins and wooden rods
Who founded the Mormon church?
Who founded the Mormon church?
Joseph Smith
What is a Gold Rush?
What is a Gold Rush?
Sudden movement of people to newly discovered goldfield