Key term for AQA GCSE History, used in America: Expansion and Consolidation (1840–1895).
The illegal practice of taking over a piece of land that another miner had already staked a claim to.
Claim jumping appears in AQA GCSE History revision content for Period Studies, especially America: Expansion and Consolidation (1840–1895) and Early Settlers and Challenges.
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