The Old Spanish Trail was a series of trails from Santa Fe‚ New Mexico‚ to Los Angeles‚ California. The three routes were called the Main Route‚ the Armijo route‚ and the North Branch.The trails went through New Mexico‚ Colorado‚ Utah‚ Nevada‚ and California. These trails were used for trade‚ including Native American goods of blankets and baskets for horses and mules from California. I choose this topic because it was a major trade route from 1829 to 1848. This is a huge part in our Western history
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I left home and my friends‚ when my mom told me that we were moving to America. I was very excited to explore the unknown place. It was my dream to move to America and to be an American girl. When I moved to New York from my home country then to California‚ I needed to make several adjustments to my life. First of all‚ I met a lot of new people in New York with different backgrounds that influenced my life. They were teachers‚ Mrs. Nelson and Olga. They taught me new language. It was hard
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The state of California possesses nearly 32% of the illegal immigrant population in the United States. The debate of our border with neighboring Mexico has grown into one of the biggest issues facing the United States in the last few years. Unfortunately‚ there has been no reform in our border policy and as a result California citizens suffer more economic burden each year this problem continues. Education‚ medical care‚ and incarceration of illegal aliens are costing the California
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second largest demographic group is Hispanics/ Latino by 16 percent following blacks/African-Americans by 6.3%. Whereas Bakersfield‚ CA population is approximately 373‚640 (census.gov‚ 2015)‚ it is also the 9th most populated city in the state of California. Similarly‚ Colorado Springs and Bakersfield the majority of the populations is Non-Hispanic Whites. The demographics of
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Hardship‚ accomplishment‚ and death are 3 words often used to elucidate the First Transcontinental Railroad. The railroad of 1869‚ or the first Transcontinental Railroad‚ was a 6-year long project starting in Sacramento California and ending in Iowa. The railroad soon turned into a race for money between the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad. While the factual account of the Transcontinental Railroad highlights engineering accomplishment‚ the personal accounts depict the hardship
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Thank you for providing the California Department of Transportation (Department) the opportunity to review and comment on the Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) for the City of Chino Hills Overton Moore Butterfield Ranch Apartments & City Park (Project). The proposed project is located east of Butterfield Ranch Road‚ west of the State Route 71 (SR-71) Freeway and the future City Park‚ and north of an existing flood control channel. The Project consists of up to a 368-unit apartment complex on an approximately
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the 2004‚ Sergio Arau film‚ “A Day Without A Mexican”. This movie examines what might happen if one day a third of the population of the state of California just wasn’t there anymore. As the film progresses we learn that the section of the population that has disappeared is connected by the one fact that they all seem to be of Hispanic heritage. California is isolated from the rest of the country‚ represented by a strange pink fog‚ and is on its own to resolve the social‚ economic‚ and cultural issues
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Mike Davis explains how the history of Southern California’s environment proves that California is uninhabitable. However‚ over the last century there have only been two earthquakes and no one hundred plus year droughts. Leading to the question‚ how has man made it possible to live in such an environment? Over the past few centuries California’s weather has not properly represented itself. Instead‚ California has proven to be one of the best places to live in the world‚ one of the few places where
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Golden State is the central idea of my collage essay‚ and my collage itself. California inspires me in so many ways and I feel I have represented that throughout my collage. Style‚ fashion‚ meeting amazing people‚ and the individualism that comes with being a Californian has given me such a broader outlook on the uniqueness of the state that I live in and has being my inspiration. I honestly think that living in California has given students that wish to pursue a creative career‚ including me‚ a much
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without certain states if the Mexican War hadn’t occurred. If the Mexican War had not occurred‚ many things would be different. For example‚ 525‚000 square miles of new territory may not have been acquired. The United States would then be without California‚ Nevada‚ Utah‚ Arizona‚ and New Mexico. Relations between the United States and Mexico would also not be tense. Most importantly‚ however‚
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