California Gold Rush of 1849 “Gold‚ Gold in the American River” these remarkable words were once spoken by Sam Brannan (Allenj52). Brannan was a famous store owner from San Francisco that greatly influenced the California Gold Rush of 1849 that lead to westward expansion and the belief of Manifest Destiny. All of the thousands of immigrants rushing into California from the years of 1848 to 1853 all trying to “strike it rich‚” greatly influenced the population of California that lead it to be such
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the news of the discovery spread throughout the country and then reached the Hawaiian Island‚ Peru‚ Chile‚ Argentina‚ Europe and even China. Within a year‚ tens of thousands of gold seekers‚ popularly known as ‘49ers‚ arrived in San Francisco‚ California. San Francisco had changed almost overnight from tiny settlement with population 1‚000 to town with population over 25‚000 and by 1869 had risen to 56‚000. Reflecting on the past now‚ it is evident that they did indeed change the city and the state
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tremendous economic growth. In Holt McDougal it states‚ “The discovery of gold brought quick population growth and an economic boom.” This shows that the gold rush brought along great population and economic growth. 2.“The whole country‚ from San Francisco to Los Angeles‚ and from the seashore to the base of the Sierra Nevadas‚ resounds
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From 1936 to 1939‚ the Spanish Civil War took place. In this said war‚ General Francisco Franco‚ strong supporter of nationalism‚ fought against the Loyalists‚ in order form a new government system for Spain‚ a Fascist government. Fascism is an extreme rightist view‚ more extreme than Monarchism and Nazism. In the Spanish Civil War‚ Franco was aided by Hitler and the German forces. The nationalists were aided slightly by the newly formed Italian country and their powerful Fascist leader‚ Mussolini
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led by Apolinario de la Cruz) 82 Non-commissioned officers and soldiers of Tayabas Regiment FEBRUARY 17‚ 1872 (Garroted after Cavite Revolt of January 20‚ 1872) Gomburza Priests Mariano Gomez‚ Jose Apolonio Burgos‚ and Jacinto Zamora Soldier Francisco Zaldua AUGUST 31‚ 1896 (Arrested at the start of the revolution) 57 Katipuneros SEPTEMBER 4‚ 1896 4 Katipuneros Sancho Valenzuela‚ Ramon Peralta‚ Modesto Rivera‚ and Eugenio Silvestre DECEMBER 30‚ 1896 Dr. José P. Rizal JANUARY 4‚ 1897
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THE STORY… TRAVEL WITH M AND JEAN IN OUR DREAMS How you ever had adventure on your dreams? Do you dream about nightmares or adventures? I’m Gio and this is my best pal Jean always with me – we do everything together in my dreams. We are always going somewhere together‚ that’s probably why you will usually see us from behind. We love to travel‚ even if it is usually in our Dreams! The good thing about dreaming is that you can go places that may not even actually
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from the main topic. Transportation Alcatraz Museums San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge Chinatown Fisherman’s Wharf Brainstorming Clustering Listing Freewriting Clustering 3. If you have new ideas‚ connect those words to the appropriate sub-topic. Cable Car Civilian Prison 1934-1963 Old Military Prison Alcatraz BART Transportatio n Bus Museums American Legion Modern Art Museum Asian Art Museum Famous Prisoners San Francisco Restaurants Chinatown Golden Gate Bridge Stores Theaters
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Chelsea Shuto HIST125 Professor Harrison 28 Nov. 2012 Final Essay Situated on the corner of 4th St. and Mission St.‚ in downtown San Francisco is Yerba Buena Gardens. Sounds from the hustle and bustle of cars driving and people walking permeate Yerba Buena Gardens‚ except in one particular location. In one corner of the gardens stands a Martin Luther King Jr. memorial. The memorial is breathtakingly beautiful with a fifty foot high and twenty foot
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Park happened on Thanksgiving Day in 2009. My roommate and I had just moved to San Francisco in March of that year and this was our first Thanksgiving there. My younger sister had flown out from Minnesota to spend the holiday with me‚ and we all agreed that it might be fun to drive up to Muir Woods since none of us had been there yet. The day dawned bright and clear and rather warm‚ which is unusual for San Francisco in November. Usually it is very cold and foggy that time of year. We were on the
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Abstract Alcatraz Prison was one of the most secure prisons ever built in the United States. Alcatraz was erected in the San Francisco Bay and originally was a military facility during the late 1800s. Alcatraz has housed 1‚576 of the United States most dangerous criminals during its 29 year existence (Williams). Alcatraz has housed well known criminals such as Al Capone and George Barnes (The Rock). The prison was considered escape proof‚ so when prisoners from other federal facilities were causing
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