Colorado

South Park City Museum near Breckenridge, CO is home to a wonderful representation of the wild west. History buffs should really get a thrill out of the wild frontier town. The town was filled with people looking to strike gold back in the 1850s. The fact is that gold was struck back in 1859. This led to a rush of prospectors hitting the small town looking to stake their claim on their own gold mine. Of course, the influx of all those prospectors quickly changed the landscape and dried up the…

Nebraska has many natural resources. Nebraska’s most important products are beef cattle, corn, soybeans, and hogs. Livestock products account for about 2/3 of Nebraska’s farm income, and beef cattle are the most important source, followed by hogs. Corn is Nebraska’s most important crop, with much of it going to feed cattle and hogs. Petroleum, sand and gravel, clays for bricks, tiles, and pottery are also important resources. Two thirds of the High Plains Aquifer lie under Nebraska. Nebraska may…

Rebeca Mendez Mrs . Doyal English IV The Yamasee Indians are indians that are not really heard of that much but back where they were from they were really popular and savage . Yamasee indians were part of the Muskhogean language group . There home land is about where today would be Florida and south Georgia . Due to the Spanish in the late 16th century the Yamasee had to move north to what is now south carolina . During the later half of the 17th century there relationship was good . The…

Introduction The Anasazi were American Indians who disappeared around 1300 A.D. No one knows what happened to the Anasazi, just that they were once a well-developed civilization. The Anasazi grew and hunted for their own food, until one day, they were just gone. The Anasazi left everything behind: cooking pots, baskets, clothing, and food. Some say that they might have migrated to a different place because they were in the middle of the Great Drought which took place in the 13th century. Others…

Mass Exodus From the Plains- In 1936, one quarter of the population that lived in the plains packed their possessions in their car and headed towards the West Coast. However, the range of people who left differed depending on their occupation. As many as ¾ of farmers stayed to preserve their land. Which in turn left only 1,642 farmers and their families outside of Boise City, Oklahoma to resist the migration. The reason for this largest migration witnessed in American history, was due to the…

In the late 1800’s, Americans expanded their settlements into the western part of their country. This land was traditionally used by American Indian before the Americans claimed it, but since Americans believed in manifest destiny, with the help of the federal government, the ambitious land hungry Americans won several wats against the Indian tribes to claim the land. By losing this war, the Indians were forced to live on government-controlled reservations. This land offered limitless…

Moving west was not easy but at the same time worth it.Exploring new land, escaping slavery,looking for gold,starting a new life,new land to have, were just some of the good things you could get out of moving west but there was bad sickness could spread, leaving your friends and family,hungry animals out for blood, natives might attack,wagon break down, and way more. There were many reason for moving west.First, black people were going west to escape slavery because in the west everyone had…

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It is stated that the most significant snow upon this earth is situated in Utah and with a typical of 500" of earth's driest as well as the lightest powder each year. There are lots of great Skiing resorts over here which range from less costly to more costly resorts. Utah skiing resorts are world-class skiing resorts. Utah can't be beaten because of its consistency and its own surfaces of the deepest and the lightest natural powder around. In the entire year 2002 Utah skiing resorts also…

I think this story idea will interest Huck readers. Along the US-Mexico border, migrants and thru-hikers walk side-by-side but worlds apart. The Pacific Crest Trail attracts two types of people long-distance hikers about to start the journey of a lifetime and northbound migrants seeking better lives in the US. In spring, their paths converge near wooden columns marking the start of the 2,060 -mile journey that traverses the spine of the Sierra Mountains to the Canadian border. Both the…