Its the Gold Rush which occured in 1848.
I'll need a little bit more information than that, however the answer that best suits the question is: White male settlers. They were payed to settle the west.<span />
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They did not have the most advanced military equipment.
They were small nations with small populations.
There was a lack of unity among members of various groups.
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