History of the United States I / Unit 11 USH1 1554 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Forty-Niners
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The idea
Most of San Francisco's inhabitants abandoned the town for the American River, and in eighteen forty-nine thousands from around the world followed.
In practice
Easterners sailing around South America or crossing to Panama, and others coming from Hawaii and Europe.
Where people slip
Camps took names such as Drunkard's Bar, Gouge Eye and Whiskeytown.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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