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Prominent changes took place in the United States during the first century of its existence, some of which are westward expansion, industrial growth, and African-American rights. One of the prominent changes was Westward Expansion. In 1776, there were only 13 colonies, and they were all situated on the East Coast. But as news of the West traveled East promising land, farming, no pollution, and for some a fortune in gold, people flocked west traveling by caravans and individual families. This…

“Gold! Gold! Gold from the American River!" - Samuel Brannan yelled. This event was the California Gold Rush that occured on January 24th, 1848 to 1855. John Sutter, Samuel Brannan, and James W. Marshall were all part of this large event that made it so important today. The gold rush is a significant part of American history because it was the largest mass migration that occurred in America during that time. John Augustus Sutter, lived in Sacramento, California after a long trip from…

Elizabeth Blackwell was born in Bristol, England in 1821 to Hannah Lane and Samuel Blackwell and moved to America mainly because her father wanted to help abolish slavery when she was eleven years old. She had seven siblings and they were: Emily Blackwell, Samuel Charles Blackwell, Henry Browne Blackwell, Anna Blackwell, Mariana Blackwell, Sarah Ellen Blackwell, George Washington Blackwell and John Blackwell. After living for 81 years, Elizabeth Blackwell died in May 31, 1910 in…

Civil War and Reconstruction 1848–1877 The Civil War Era from 1848–1877 saw the largest split of American society in history, in addition to the costly and lengthy Reconstruction period that attempted to mend the broken nation. The rich plantation society of the Old South promoted slavery because it was necessary for the success of the rich plantation owners. However, the movement against slavery continued to grow and it led to the separation between the two main regions of the country. The…

America's Gift to my Generation America's gift to my generation is freedom and equality in the past, many things have happened. For instance, we used to have slaves and not all races and gender were equal. People were treated differently today than in the past. An example is blacks and whites had separate classes, sides of the bus, and places to live. Also, women were paid differently and they could only work at home because of their gender. Rosa Parks was known as "the first lady of…

The 1862 Homestead Act. A homestead bill passed the House in 1858 but was defeated by one vote in the Senate; the next year, a similar bill passed both houses but was vetoed by President James Buchanan. Before the Civil War, the southern states had regularly voted against homestead legislation because they correctly foresaw that the law would hasten the settlement of western territory, ultimately adding to the number and political influence of the free states. This opposition to the homestead…

gear boxes, steering box components, wheel drums, and braking systems are sequentially installed. The vehicle, for a considerable length of time the quintessential American modern product, did not have its starting points in the United States. In 1860, Etienne Lenoir, a Belgian repairman, presented an interior burning motor that demonstrated helpful as a wellspring of stationary force. In 1878, Nicholas Otto, a German producer, built up his four-stroke "blast" motor. By 1885, one of his…

disembodied over the issue of slavery from the North and South. Inventions such as the cotton gin and the steel plow boomed the need for slave labor in the South, so much that their population in that area increased from ⅓ to ½ from the 1840s to the 1860s. The call for freedom for all African Americans loomed with slave rebellions and the abolition movement. However, Southerners and its slave owners vowed to keep their slaves, needing a workforce to labor on their cash crop plantations, that…

Question 2 LEQ The Civil War was a war that lasted from 1861-1865 this was one of the most brutal and violent wars in American History. The war was composed of the South and the North, both of these territories belonged to the Union at the time. The South was known for their cotton and the North had a lot of factories and industrialization. The South required a lot of slaves to produce all that cotton. Towards the 1870’s the North became anti-slavery, they did not like knowing that the South…

David Hillis is an evolutionary biologist just outside of Austin Texas. From around 10 to 15 years ago, and up until now, Dr. Hillis began researching the evolutionary history of the Texas longhorn. The Texas longhorn is found all over Texas- becoming both a symbol of the state and a mascot. The cattle have evolved to grow horns that can pass 7 feet across. Dr. Hillis found that in addition to their massive horns, the Texas longhorns also have an unusual history. The Texas longhorn was…