Gold in California. Though the Gold Rush began in January of that year, most of the migration to California followed the president's announcement. This is why, though the Gold Rush began in 1848, the thousands of fortune seekers who went to California are called the "forty-niners."
What did president James Polk confirm the discovery of today in 1848 that led to a massive westward migration?
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Gold in California. Though the Gold Rush began in January of that year, most of the migration to California followed the president's announcement. This is why, though the Gold Rush began in 1848, the thousands of fortune seekers who went to California are called the "forty-niners."
Gold in California. Though the Gold Rush began in January of that year, most of the migration to California followed the president's announcement. This is why, though the Gold Rush began in 1848, the thousands of fortune seekers who went to California are called the "forty-niners."
