The Ogallala aquifer is located in American Midwest it’s the home of America’s most vital water source for American agriculture the largest aquifer in North America. It runs underground through eight states from Dakota to Texas It covers over 174‚000 miles across the eight states and it hold over 978 trillion gallons of fresh water. It supplies about 30 percent of America’s irrational water. It has an average of 100 feet of water. An aquifer is a body of permeable rock that can contain or transmit
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abolitionist and southern politicians. Historical events‚ taking place in order to establish the chain reaction that lead to the Civil War; such as‚ The election of 1860‚ Raid on Harper’s Ferry‚ Bleeding Kansas‚ Dred Scott Decision‚ and The Kansas-Nebraska Act. Irrepressible conflict quickly appeared over the disagreeing ideals of how these two co-existing economies could not become one. Irrepressible conflict was inevitable only due to the fact of how blundering politicians‚ could not come to a
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Willa Cather’s My Ántonia narrates childhood stories from the perspective of Jim Burden‚ and focuses on his relationship with his close childhood friend Ántonia. Both of the characters move to Nebraska at the same time‚ and influence each other’s lives greatly. Jim Burden grows up to have a deep connection and longing for his past and repeatedly renews the relationships between close friends and hometown. My Ántonia shows the stages of life for a character around the 1900s‚ starting at 10 years
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be catastrophic to the people‚ their livestock‚ and the economy in the dekota and nebraska praries. The cold front would cause one of the worst blizzards for the region‚ killing close to 500 people. The factors that made the death toll so high involve the mild weather before the storm‚ the lack of technology for warning systems‚ and bad timing. On the day of January 12‚ farmers and children from all over the nebraska territory believed that that day was going to be warm and enjoyable compared to
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wanted to be a free state or a slave state. As settlers streamed into Kansas and Nebraska which were above the 36° 30’ latitude line‚ the question seemed open to popular sovereignty. The two territories were West of Missouri‚ a slave state and many settlers came from there along with their slaves. This turned Kansas into a battleground between Free soil and proslavery advocates. Congress passing the Kansas Nebraska act effectively repealed the Missouri compromise. Do you to this idea of popular
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Sam Houston was a great man in our history. He stood up for what he believed was good for the Union not the North or the South. When Sam was rebuked for providing the winning margin for his opponents he said "I know neither North nor South; I know only the Union." He also said everyone " must stand firm to the Union‚ regardless of all personal consequences." He was fiercely ambitious‚ yet at the end he sacrificed for principle all he had ever won or wanted. He was a Southerner‚ and yet he steadfastly
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As you may know about the civil war‚ about how it all started this and that. But what really started the civil war? There may be many reasons why it started. However‚ here’s four main reasons why the civil war started. One of them was “The Election Of 1860” there was 4 candidates lincoln‚ douglas‚ breckinridge‚ and john bell. Abraham lincoln won the election‚ the south thought that lincoln was anti-slavery. The south was heated‚ and they were mad at the north. Another reason why the civil war
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arguments and political actions of those opposed to the spread of slavery in the context of two of the following: With the upset in balance of the Mexican War‚ antislavery activists were upset about any potential compromise while with the Kansas-Nebraska act‚ they settled with the idea of them being in a state of popular sovereignty. The acquisitions of the Mexican War triggered an upset in the balance of free and slave states. The solution of extending the Missouri Compromise line of 3630’ angered
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countries of our world over the years‚ Canada has been one of the few that we have managed to remain close with. As of today Americans and Canadians have fully committed to the construction of the Pipeline from Hardisty‚ Alberta to Steele City‚ Nebraska. Although both sides of the boarder agree to the fullest on the pipeline‚ the president of the United States of America continues to demonstrate his inaugural promise to a green America. TransCanada‚ who is the lead producer of the pipeline‚ has
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CHAPTER 18: RENEWING THE SECTIONAL STRUGGLE The Popular Sovereignty Panacea Know: Mexican Cession‚ Fire-eaters 29. What were the advantages and disadvantages of popular sovereignty? Political Triumphs for General Taylor 30. Why was the Free-Soil party formed? Was it important? Explain. "Californy Gold" 31. Did the California Gold Rush make people rich? Explain. Sectional Balance and the Underground Railroad Know: Underground Railroad‚ Harriet Tubman 32. "The South was in
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