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What was the primary reason for the large-scale migration to California during the mid-19th century, particularly by the forty-niners?
The discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill in 1848
The promise of fertile farmland for agriculture
The construction of the Transcontinental Railroad
The establishment of new trade routes with Asia
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The discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill in 1848. This sparked the 1849 Gold Rush and drew the "forty‑niners" to California in search of fortune.
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