The biggest immigration of all time happened in the period of 1850’s where gold was found by James Marshall; also known as the Western Movement. The Native American population went from 150‚000 to 30‚000. While the immigration grew‚ somebody had to pay for it and they were the chosen ones. Speak of a devil‚ the Native Americans were there first who arrived with 100 tribes spread out in California. They have lived there for many years‚ and have not seen any other people than the new settlers. Essentially
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In the 1870’s during the economic depression following the Civil War‚ white miners and settlers encouraged by the Homestead Act heard news about mineral wealth such as gold along the trails of the Colorado Mountains. The miners that came created legendary mining town in Summit County‚ Leadville and Silverton‚ but these areas were heavily penetrated within Ute territory. In 1876‚ the Colorado Statehood and the local newspaper at the time demanded the removal of Utes off the land‚ which could be mined
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numbers that where entering the United States‚ but the racism that were boiling in this so called “melting pot” of diversity. Many racial tensions began as Americans saw these Chinese as a threat to their jobs and the economy. During this time the Gold rush was happening in California‚ which China was in a period of poverty‚ which lead many Chinese to immigrate to California (Seattle.) Before the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882‚ there was the Page Act of 1875‚ which denied and restricted many forced laborers
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Ban on Underwater Dredging in California Steven R. Neubauer BIS/275 Ban on Underwater Dredging in California This great state of California was founded as a result of the discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill in January 1848. The modern day prospector is under attack by various environmentalist groups that have declared war on suction dredges. A suction dredge is a mechanical underwater vacuum cleaner that sucks up gravel‚ sand from the bottom of river ways‚ and passes these items through
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to the massive increase of population‚ or because they thought America had plentiful jobs opportunities‚ or because men and women wanted independent lives. The Chinese and Japanese mostly came because the seeked fortunes sparked by the California Gold Rush‚ but realized that that was long over. Due to this‚ they turned to helping make the railroads‚ farming‚ mining‚ or domestic service. The Mexicans who immigrated to America came because jobs were scarce in their homelands‚ and they thought the industrial
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happening at the time for two reasons. Number one and most important reason were the economic opportunities. Many immigrants chose the West because of the hope for economic prosperity. Chinese immigrants for example‚ having heard of the California Gold rush hoped that they would be able to accumulate wealth and return to China. But soon they discovered their labor was a source of steady income and many stayed working as miners and laborers for the railroad corporations. At the
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American history is accompanied by a long list of explorers who first discovered and who explored the massive continent. All of the explorers had an impact on the development of America. The Lewis and Clark expedition‚ also known as the Corps of Discovery‚ stands prominently at the top part of this list. The Lewis and Clark Expedition has had a significant political‚ social‚ and economic effect on America. They were the first to map out the west and set off westward expansion. Without the success
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The territorial expansion also known as Manifest Destiny in the United States during 1830s to 1860s was an important element for the country. The enlargement or expansion of the US‚ helped the US become unified through economic‚ political‚ and social. Territorial expansion would help the economy because it would become more stable and have more jobs opportunities. Politically‚ there would be more people to encounter in the West which cold gain more political gain. Also socially because slavery was
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allegiance to the dynasty and if refused to be grown or if it was cut off the consequence was execution or expulsion. This hairstyle made the Chinese very identifiable and easy to target as not white. One of the pulling forces for the chinese was the Gold rush of 1849. Chum Ming and the promise of wealth
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Course: American Literature Instructor: Professor Yang Name: HouZhen jun Class: 13011202 Student Number: 2012303125 Date: June 24th‚ 2015 Analysis of the Implication in The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County is a short story written by Mark Twain and takes place in the ancient mining camp of Angel’s. After reading it‚ I am deeply impressed by the main character‚ Jim Smiley who loved to make bets‚ and always created miraculous gambling events
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