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    California State University of San Bernardino California State University of San Bernardino (also known as the coyotes of CSUSB) is a large‚ public university and liberal arts college. It was created in 1960 but opened until 1965 and it has more than 17‚000 students attending this school. This coed college is located in a small city in a suburban setting called San Bernardino‚ California and is primarily a commuter campus. It offers certificate‚ bachelor ’s‚ master ’s and doctoral degrees. The

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    vast portion of the southwest. This portion included California. The process of California joining the Union was sped up due to a large amount of gold that was found in a Sacramento River earlier before the treaty was signed. This discovery of gold caused an influx of people to move to California in search of their own gold. This rush of people to California was better known as the gold rush. With the population of people booming in California it became apparent that there was a need for a government

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    Beginning in the 1700’s‚ the Spanish searched Alta California in order to find a place for them to begin colonization. They had a couple of goals they wished to accomplish by settling in Alta California‚ which included; conversion of the native peoples’ to Christianity in order to acquire a larger population and gaining more land in a power race with the Russians. Before the Spanish had arrived‚ the natives were already struggling with diseases which had travelled from animals which they ate‚ for

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    Jay-Len McLean 709 April 8‚ 2015 Project Synopsis Step 1: How was the Gold Rush significant to population and economic growth of California? Step 2: The California Gold Rush is historically significant in the time period of the late 1840s because it gave a population boost and tremendous economic growth. In Holt McDougal it states‚ “The discovery of gold brought quick population growth and an economic

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    First Response Chandlers Letters The California Rush began on Jan 24‚ 1848. The founder of its first majestic gold was James W. Marshall. That was the beginning of optimism and daring change for many Americans. By the 1850’s a large population of 300‚000 newcomers traveled and settled in California. One of those ambius Americans was Chandler‚ he was a well rounded minor who settled and worked very hard to get to the top. Chandler proclaimed many obstacles in a bundle of letters‚ whom he wrote to

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    Webquest Project Salinas River area of California By: Zuricely Popoca‚ April Moreno‚ Alex Gutierrez What is the Salinas River?  The river is one of the major valleys in  California and also the most productive  agricultural regions   Is one of the largest river of the central  coast of California   A place to live‚ work and visit   Where is it located?    Its located west of San Joaquin Valley and  south of San Francisco Bay and the Santa  Clara  Length 175 miles (282 Km) Weather

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    United States is the California gold rush. Before the gold rush‚ California was mostly unfamiliar to the rest of the United States. When gold was discovered in 1849‚ mostly men left their homes and started traveling across the country to discover the newfound riches. New towns began to pop up along the routes that travelers were taking to get to California. Populations growths were abundant in the new areas of the United States were there weren’t many people before (History of the Gold Rush‚ 1999)

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    The California Highway Patrol Most people think that the sole purpose of the California Highway Patrol is to stop speeders‚ issue tickets and stick to the freeways. Unbeknownst to most people there are many layers to the California Highway Patrol. From being a safety dispatcher‚ helicopter pilot‚ to officer. All that the CHP represent and do is in their mission statement. “The mission of the California Highway Patrol is to provide the highest level of safety‚ service‚ and security to the

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    foundings of Gold were cited in California‚ many citizens around the western coast and eastern coast fled to the scene of the spot being the Sierra Mountains near California. The Gold Rush led to huge expenses in labor shortages around the western coast; this funded opportunities for many residents who were in need of job opportunities. The economy would blossom and flourish from manufactured products‚ merchant business and agricultural products produced in California being grapes and tomatoes. Besides

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    1. The court case that will be written about is Regents of the University of California v. Bakke 1978. 2. Before this case took place‚ there had recently been many cases and laws that had been implemented regarding racial segregation and discrimination. In 1964‚ The Civil Rights Act passed which forbids racial discrimination in any program or activity receiving federal funding ((2)"Regents of the University of California v. Bakke."). The main law that was put into question and was used in the persecutor’s

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