Factors that Contributed to expansion? There were reasons for our westward expansion in the 19th century. One reason was our belief in Manifest Destin. Manifest Destiny: Definition The 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents Identify the territory of US expansion? ? Gold Rush 1848-49 Facts 1.The discovery of gold nuggets in the Sacramento Valley in early 1848 sparked the Gold Rush 2.A total of $2 billion worth of precious metal was extracted
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San Francisco is located in northern California‚ a hilly city at the tip of a peninsula‚ surrounded by the Pacific Ocean and the San Francisco Bay. The city has a fairly large population of 400‚000 people‚ however‚ it wasn’t always large. The California Gold Rush of 1848 turned a small population into what it is now. It became America’s largest city west of the Mississippi River until 1920 when it lost its title to Los Angeles. All that changed when the 1906 earthquake struck. On April 18‚
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caution towards police due to stories and times where police brutality has persecuted the Hispanic community “The beating of two Mexican immigrants by California police has provoked an outcry over what Mexican officials and U.S. human rights groups describe as frequent physical‚ sexual and verbal abuse of immigrants.” ( Nusser‚ Beating of Mexicans by California police renews debate over rights Anti-immigrant feeling cited amid cry of abuse). Then they may face verbal abuse by everyday citizens or co-workers
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A Different mirror: A History of Multicultural America Ronald Takaki is one of the foremost-recognized scholars of multicultural studies and holds a PhD. in American History from the University of California‚ Berkeley. As a professor of Ethnic Studies at the same university‚ he wrote A Different Mirror: a History of Multicultural America as a fantastic new telling of our nation’s history. The book narrates the composition of the many different people of the United States of America
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states has influenced how I see social issues. Before living in California‚ I lived in Texas and the attitudes there were very different than here. More than just political identity was the basis of community and diversity that was different living in the south than in the west. Especially considering I lived in mostly military bases‚ where the identity was based more on the military lifestyle than a racial one. Moving to California with diverse communities and ethnicities each having different norms
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Luis Obispo County is a huge tourist attraction for many reasons. One probably being the giant Morro Bay rock that is part of the Nine Sisters (Wikipedia). This historical landmark is a 576 foot volcanic plug located just offshore of Morro Bay‚ California (Felsman). The Morro rock is protected by the Morro Rock State Preserve and is very illegal for the public to mess with. If you climb the rock or disturb the wildlife there‚ you will be fined because it is forbidden by the law. There is a large
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QUALIFICATIONS Hardworking‚ creative individual with vast mechanical ability and computer knowledge. Self- motivated individual seeking full-time challenging position. EDUCATION 1988 General B Contractors License issued by the State of California 1982-1985 San Jose State University. Business Administration Major 1982 Soquel High School Diploma‚ Santa Cruz‚ CA EMPLOYMENT May 2010-Jan.2012 QMT 1‚ Sears Holdings Corporation Maintained Sears and Kmart Retail
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Disney Land The following narrative essay involves a parent musing about taking her kids to Disney Land. “It was a hot sunny day‚ when I finally took my kids to the Disney Land. My son Matthew and my daughter Audra endlessly asked me to show them the dream land of many children with Mickey Mouse and Snow-white walking by and arousing a huge portion of emotions. Somehow these fairy tale creatures can make children happy without such “small” presents as $100 Lego or a Barby’s house in 6 rooms and
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of physical benefits‚ it also can give the brain mental boosts as well. Some examples of the emotional benefits of exercise: Walking slows mental decline. A study of 6‚000 women‚ ages 65 and older‚ performed by researchers at the University of California‚ San Francisco‚ found that age-related memory decline was lower in those who walked more. The women walking 2.5 miles per day had a 17-percent decline in memory‚ as opposed to a 25-percent decline in women who walked less than a half-mile per week
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Madre-Cucamonga thrust fault system. To the north and east are the San Jacinto and San Andreas right-lateral strike-slip fault systems. Studies have shown that California’s earthquake zones are more complex and lethal than once thought. Southern California lies on four major faults: San Andreas‚ San Jacinto‚ Sierra Madre‚ and the Cucamonga fault. The San Jacinto and San Andreas faults are right-lateral strike-slip fault systems; the two sides move in opposite‚ horizontal directions along the fault
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