Gold+Rush

A lot of gold was found in California and people, known as 49ers, rushed west to get the gold. They were called 49ers because they left their homes in 1849 when the gold was found in California. The Oregon Trail was mostly traveled on by foot. Many people died from disease(Cholera), lack of food and water, poor sanitation, and from being shot accidently. Others traveled by sea via Panama, which was longer than walking and still caused problems and fatalities.