Early Mining in Colorado The 1850’s brought various types of mining to the Colorado Rockies; gold‚ silver‚ and coal. First‚ the Pike’s Peak Gold Rush in 1859 brought thousands of prospectors to the Front Range‚ and coal mining began shortly after. The Colorado Silver Boom followed in 1879‚ when major amounts of silver were discovered in Leadville‚ CO. The conditions for miners gradually became dire‚ resulting in numerous retaliatory strikes which were met with extreme‚ sometimes violent‚ opposition
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About Lafayette http://www.ci.lafayette.ca.us/ The community of Lafayette located in Contra Costa County‚ California is home to more than 24‚000 people. The city in the hills is known for its luxury living and pastoral scenery. The rural community‚ located between Walnut Creek and Berkley‚ boasts hills carpeted in woodland‚ clean air‚ and a mild climate. Only 25 minutes from San Fransisco‚ the area is prized for its high quality life‚ safe neighborhoods‚ excellent schools and and wealth of natural
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Native Americans in California Missions Spanish wanted to colonize some of America‚ just like the Europeans. Building religious based Missions all throughout California was a way for them to maintain ultimate social‚ political‚ and economic control. Spanish explorers arrived on the border of California during the 16th century. The very first Franciscan mission was built in San Diego during 1769. By 1833‚ twenty two Spanish Missions existed from Southern California to Northern California. Native
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The California Dream has been hacked in everybody’s mind as the paradise on earth. Everybody in the world has at least once dreamt of going to California and live their dream. California is a prosperous land with beautiful nature‚ and last but not least‚ a land of opportunities. The California Dream consists of a big house with a beautiful backyard surrounded by a pictural landscape‚ sunny beaches and great acquaintances. But further than esthetics‚ Californian Dream prevails fast wealth and fame
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The 1800s in California was nothing like the California that we know today. The state was much less populous; there was little in terms of livestock and agriculture; places like LA and Hollywood were not nearly the large metropolises that they are now. Although there were many factors that played into this large expansion‚ there was one thing that none of it could have happened without: WATER. The creation of aqueducts led to the expansion of the California water system as we know it. Reservoirs
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Loera 1 Have you ever thought of the health issues that are going on in your city? Cathedral city is a city located in Riverside County‚ CA. This place is known as Cat City. Furthermore‚ the population is about 51‚200‚ which is a city with a large population with various races. Cathedral city is located close to Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage‚ where Obama lives with his family now. This place is one of the nine cities of Coachella valley‚ where the famous festival happens. According to the Cathedral
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As the United States entered the Second World War‚ migration to California increased because of the wartime boom‚ bringing an influx of outsiders to the state. However‚ as these newcomers came to the state‚ they were not always welcomed with open arms‚ specifically African-Americans‚ and Mexicans. The new wartime industries‚ such as the aerospace and shipping industries needed a temporary workforce as many Californians left to join the war (Textbook‚ 482-483). The state’s new workforce was incredibly
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commonly associated with religion than hope is. I then looked up hope as a keyword and over two-hundred results popped up; there were mostly fiction books for children grades three to six. One book that I clicked on is called Seeds of Hope: The Gold Rush Diary of Susanna Fairchild; it’s "a diary account of fourteen-year-old Susanna Fairchild’s life in 1849." Her mother has just
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Ariyan Gamble English2 (7th Period) 09/30/2013 “ After School Jobs “ Almost every teenager wants a job ‚ yet many people are against it. I believe teenagers should have an after school job for a number of reasons. Having a son or a daughter that works can financially help the parents. Also ‚ the experience the teenager will acquire from after school jobs will help him or her on future jobs. Finally ‚ teenagers should have after school jobs because it will keep them away from trouble . Usually
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at Sand Creek.[1] “The Treaty set forth traditional territorial claims of the tribes as between themselves.” [2] Greedy and eager to completely disregard the Treaty of Fort Laramie and head west due to the discovery of gold in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado‚ the Pikes Peak Gold Rush resulted in masses of European Americans emigrating west across Cheyenne and Arapho lands.[1] Suddenly‚ these lands previously deemed useless to the federal government and rightfully owned by the Natives were subject to
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