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    prospectors was brought to Walla Walla. Between 1880 and 1890‚ the population quadrupled. Most settlers were from the mid-east or east‚ but Washington also gained many foreign immigrants. When gold in Alaska was discovered‚ many people fled Washington‚ leaving Seattle to go from a boom town. There were many tribes of Native Americans. The men’s job was to hunt and fish‚ and the woman to keep charge of the home and land. The famous tribes were: Chinook‚ Clalskanie‚ Makah‚ Nez Perce‚ Ozette‚ Palouse

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    Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad I am sure everyone has heard about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad at least once in their life; most people have learned about it in elementary or middle school. When I first learned about it‚ I always thought it was an actual railroad that was underground. Eventually‚ I learned that that was not true; it was just a metaphor. “It was symbolically underground as the network’s clandestine activities were secret and illegal so they had to remain

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    Railroad crossing is a very important factor in being safe while driving. In this lesson‚ I learned about all of the many different warning devices for railroads and light rails. I also learned safety tips‚ and what to expect when approaching one of these. With railroads and light rails‚ it seems as if need to be extremely careful.There are many warning devices that are there to keep us safe from getting in situations that could become dangerous. Of these devices‚ according to the handbook‚ they

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    The Underground Railroad began in the 1780s while Harriet Tubman was born six decades later in antebellum America. The Underground Railroad was successful in its quest to free slaves; it even made the South pass two acts in a vain attempt to stop its tracks. Then‚ Harriet Tubman‚ an African-American with an incredulous conviction to lead her people to the light‚ joins the Underground Railroad’s cause becoming one of the leading conductors in the railroad. The Underground Railroad and Harriet Tubman

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    the Underground Railroad‚ it was used in secrecy and heavily influenced by Harriet Tubman. The Underground Railroad was a significant part of our history. The Underground Railroad was neither underground or a railroad (“Underground Railroad 2”). It began in 1790 (“Underground Railroad1”). The Underground Railroad aided fugitive slaves on their escape to freedom (Earhart‚ “Underground Railroad: A Path‚” “Overview-Underground Railroad‚” “What was the Underground‚” “Underground Railroad 2”). It allowed

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    The Underground Railroad was not a real railroad. It didn’t have train carstracks‚ or any form of a schedule. The Underground Railroad was a secret network of people all over the United States‚ who operated in the dark of the night. Their mission was a risky one_ to help runaway slaves escape from slavery in the Southern states. The Underground transported the largest amount of passengers between 1830 and 1860‚ but slaves had been trying to escape as early as the 1500’s. That is when Spain had begun

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    washington state Can you imagine living in a car for six months? If not then try to imagine how hard it would be to be living in a wagon thats always moving. Everyone having to pitch in by either collecting firewood‚ walking beside the wagon to make the load lighter for the horses‚ or taking care of seven or eight children‚ the exhuastion knocking you out every night. Then when you finally get to the land you travelled so far to get a piece of‚ there is more work then thought. The railroads changed all

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    The railroad originated from the slaveholding states to the Canadian border. It was the only area‚ where they were freedom. (Underground Railroad‚ The (1820-1861)) It was run by many individuals like many whites but mostly black. Till the end of the 18th century‚ a systematized system began to help out slaves. Around 1831 it was called as "The Underground Railroad‚" They also travelled by boat and train. They needed money not just for

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    special patterns‚ used to assist slaves attempting to escape to freedom by way of the Underground Railroad? Stories tell of quilts‚ made by slaves using sacks or scrapes of fabric stitched with various geometric patterns‚ containing codes that assisted slaves using the “Underground Railroad” to escape to freedom. Some historians believe there is no truth to the slave-quilt-code theory‚ while others provide compelling arguments in support of the use of quilts in the Underground Railroad. The debate

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    Harriet Tunbman and the Underground Railroad Araminta Ross was born into slavery around the year of 1820. Her mother and father were owned by separate masters. She first started as a house servant‚ but as she became older she was sent to work in the fields where she suffered from an irreversible blow to the head. Sometime around 1844 Ross married a free black man‚ John Tubman. She took his last name a later changed her first name to Harriet‚ after her mother. Due to the fear of being sold and separated

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