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    in the late 40s and mid-50s. Once the disclosure of the “Gold” had been formally declared by president James K. Polk in the condition of Union message‚ on December fifth‚ 1848‚ the world surged in and California turned into the spot that none others’ could mirror its differences of race‚ color‚religion‚ language‚size‚ government‚capital‚ strength‚ and ethics that emerged in California. America and history were changed forever by the Gold founded by James

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    Westward Expansion The westward expansion happened in the 1800`s. It was a period of time when the United States was trying to obtain more states in the Union from throughout North America; it was titled the Manifest Destiny. One of the reasons was because immigrants wanted to come to America to have freedom of religion‚ uninhabited land‚ and access to special metals. Martin Van Buren (1837 - 1841)‚ William Henry Harrison (1841‚ he died of pneumonia in office)‚ John Tyler (1841 - 1845)‚ and James

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    AMERICAN LITERATURE A view on “THE LUCK OF ROARING CAMP” – Bret Harte 1. The story starts with a unique event. What is it? What significance can you attach to the event? The story is commenced by a unique event which is the birth of a boy in the gold mining camp where “Deaths were not unusual in Roaring Camp; but a birth was big news”. Particularly‚ the appearance of the baby‚ an orphan now‚ in the “roaring” land among all men who were either fugitives‚ criminals‚ or prospectors put them into a

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    historical events that I observed in the museum were the California Gold Rush and The Signing of the California Land Claims Act. The California Gold Rush of 1849 brought large numbers of new immigrants from Mexico‚ Central American and South America to California. The presence of gold made California tremendously valuable to the United States. The Gold Rush funded money for the union to buy supplies and fire arms for its military. The Gold Rush stood out to me because of all the back ground information and

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    Do you like sled dog teams and gold rush? If you do then you should Read call of the Wild by Jack London. They took about gold rush‚ sled dog team’s and a dog that lived in California. “The Call of the Wild” by Jack London was about a dog named Buck. Buck lived in califon. The gordiner sold Buck and shipt him off to the yukon to pall sleds he went therow 4 masters the 5 one was john thornton buck like him in tell the indians killed him then buck whose free. The theme power of primitive instincts

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    of Chinese restaurants in the American culture. So for this assignment‚ I am reviewing the book From Canton Restaurant to Panda Express: a history of Chinese food in the United States by Haiming Liu. It talks about the journey from the California gold rush to the present day through the lens of food and the evolution of American-Chinese cuisine. It also talks about how Chinese food changed and how it influenced American culinary cultures and how Chinese restaurants became a place where shared ethnic

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    By 1950‚ the Gold Rush was fully functional in America. Many Americans flocked from the East in order to try their luck at finding gold‚ while at the same time‚ Chinese started coming in from the West. It was clear that one of the main reasons of emigrating was to find gold‚ however‚ a lot of them ending up staying in the California. This leads scholars many scholars to question their motives. Most interpret this mass exodus and migration as a flee from socioeconomic problems and hardships that were

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    United States‚ I have chosen the gold rush. The reason I have chosen this as one of my two choices is because I use to live in Grass Valley‚ California very close to Sutter’s Mill. As a child I would visit Sutter’s Mill often. Even now the town has retained the western feel of the gold rush. How amazing in 1848‚ just one hundred and sixty eight years ago‚ California was practically unknown to the United States. Once it became known “That there was gold in them hills”‚ California became

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    Subject and Grade Level: Math‚ 7th Grade II. Topic: Gold Rush Standard: Draw‚ construct‚ and describe geometrical figures and describe the relationships between them. Solve real-life and mathematical problems involving angle measure‚ area‚ surface area‚ and volume. The task: In the 19th century‚ many prospectors travelled to North America to search for gold. A man named Dan Jackson owned some land where gold had been found. Instead of digging gold for himself‚ he rented plots of land to the prospectors

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    Cited: Peterson‚ Charles E. Prefabs in the California Gold Rush‚ 1849. Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians‚ Vol Walker‚ Richard A. California’s Golden Road to Riches: Natural Resources and Regional Capitalism‚ 1848-1940

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