The Overland

In this study, we will measure the contributions made by immigrants and their descendents in the growth and industrial transformation of American workforce in the age mass immigration from 1880s to 1920s. The size and the selectivity of the immigrant community and their disproportionate residence in large cites meant that they were the mainstay of the American industrial workforce. The immigrants and their offspring comprised more than half of the manufacturing workers in 1920s and if the…

ocean? How does climate change affect the biodiversity of marine ecosystems? What I think I think that solar radiation will cause temperatures to increase which can cause more precipitation. I think ocean currents help keep temperatures overland in check, either warming up an area or cooling it down. Climate change melts glaciers adding more freshwater into the oceans, but it also increase the temperature of the water. The melting glacier can also cause sea level to rise. Climate…

Wells Fargo and Company was destined to become the leading banking company of the West, after being founded by Henry Wells and William Fargo. Wells Fargo was inspired by California’s economy boom that happened after the discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill in the year 1849. Due to these events, Wells and Fargo along with several New York investors began to create the company we all know now as Wells Fargo that would profit from this demand. Because of California’s camps that were isolated for…

and highways. They make both local and nationwide trips ranging from hours to weeks at a stretch and from hundreds to thousands of miles in length. They represent the final link in a delivery chain that includes oceangoing vessels, airplanes, and overland trains. These behind-the-wheel experts make it possible for people everywhere, from isolated farms and ranches to small towns to large metropolitan areas, to acquire food, toiletries, furniture, building materials, gasoline, and other products…

There most recurring crime is homicide and it is being committed all over Kansas City from Raytown, Overland Park, Independence, to Riverside, and Kansas City Kansas (Kansas City Star, January 11, 2017). This only comes to show that crime is everywhere meaning that it doesn’t matter where you are, crime is something that you truly cannot escape.…

1. The Code of Justinian, The Roman Emperor Justinian instructed his legal advisors to come together to create a set common set of laws that were to be used for his entire empire. The group of men wrote down the laws that were already in use and made sure they did not contradict one another. When they felt the laws were in order they named them “The Code of Justinian. The laws were so well written and were just that many nations used the Justinian codes when they were establishing their own laws…

Reflection Paper Throughout the history of Wyoming, there have been many trends that seem to occur. These trends do not happen just one or two times throughout the statehood of Wyoming but rather have happened even more so. Some popular trends that seem to occur are women’s equality, boom and bust, transportation, and the building of forts. The first trend that occurs in Wyoming’s history is women’s equality. Wyoming is known as the “Equality State” because of the rights women have enjoyed here…

The excitement of the unknown in the west starts to dwindle when the wagons start to disassemble, and dysentery starts running rampant amongst the travelers. These were the experiences the people expanding west had to face while making their voyage on the Oregon Trail. Although many lives were lost while traveling on this trail, it was essential for westward expansion because the Oregon Trail allowed for the ideas of Manifest Destiny to be accomplished, it opened economic opportunities, and it…

Historical archaeology in California covers the time span after Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo reached San Diego in 1542; however, it tends to be considered the beginning with the period of Spanish colonization starting in 1769 with the arrival of Gaspar de Portola 's expedition in San Diego and goes all the way into the 20th century. Archaeological studies of what is called the Exploration Period from 1542-1769, the Spanish Colonial Period from 1769-1821, the Mexican Republic Period from 1821-1846,…

Another important task of some women was to sew the canvas on top of the wagon and sometimes used the assistance of family members and friends to complete this task. The cloth was used in order to protect them from the weather they were going to encounter in addition to protecting them from the occasion brutal rays of the sun. In the case of Keturah Belknap, we are informed about the preparation for the long and anguishing trip to the west and the difficulties of having to say goodbye to…