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Gold Rush: The California Gold Rush was the biggest mass relocation in American history since it realized 300,000 individuals to California. It began on January 24, 1848, when James W. Marshall discovered gold on his real estate parcel at Sutter's Mill in Coloma. The news of gold rapidly spread around. Individuals from Oregon, Sandwich Islands (now Hawaii) and Latin America were the first to hear the breaking news, so they were the first to touch base so as to test their fortunes in California…

On April 13, 1743, the author of the declaration of independence and third president of the US was born in Shadwell plantation, West Virginia. This famous historical figure is Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson’s mother was Jane Randolph Jefferson. She came from a prominent background and lived in London until her sister, Mary was born, moving to Virginia in 1725. She married Peter Jefferson on October 3, 1739, in Goochland County. Peter was a justice of peace, sheriff, and surveyor. He also acquired…

The first move was in autumn of 2006 from the town I was raised in, Barryville over to one of the neighboring towns, Eldred. Two years later in the summer, my family of four left the house and moved to the outskirts of the Village of Monticello which was the last place I lived before moving out to Minnesota. The biggest move was of January 2009; a total of 1,200 miles from Sullivan County, NY to Maplewood, MN. After the first month or so of living out here, things were much happier. My…

As a child every girl wants to know that their dad will always be there for them, since they are their little girls. Well, unfortunately, my parents weren’t together, and I didn’t get to spend as much time with my dad. Although this should’ve upset me, it actually really didn’t affect me because I got to spend more time with my grandpa. Although I don’t remember everything we did, whenever I look back at my photo albums from when I was younger, I only smiled whenever I was with my grandpa. He…

The Republicans responded on August 21st with an editorial published in the Aurora penned under the pseudonym “Hancock”. It claimed the nation’s “idolatry” of Washington had continued for too long and American’s “should have no other God than one.” Such religious language marked the beginning of Washington’s fall from infallibility. These criticisms provide important context for the pamphlet campaigns of 1796 because it expanded the growing divide between the proto parties, and set a precedent…

When you hear the word ‘slavery’ what are the first thoughts that come to mind? For most people its something along the lines of bad, wrong, scary, heartbreaking, sad, and so on. While all of these thoughts do accurately describe what slavery was, there is a great depth to this concept that remains quite unclear. There is so much to how slavery impacted the United States that isn’t too often elaborated on. Edward Baptiste; the author of the book The Half That Has Never Been Told informs readers…

The pantheon was first built by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa under the commission of emperor Augustus in 27 B.C. The word pantheon derives from the Greek words pan which means for al or very and theos for god. It was later burned down in the great fire in the year of 80 A.D and rebuilt again by emperor Domitian. Later, it was struck by lightning and burned again in the year in 110 A.D. in which was later rebuilt in 120 A.D. by Emperor Hadrian. The word pantheon come from a Greek word meaning “honor…

Tulsa, and a past President of the Western History Association. Ronda has also worked as an on-camera adviser for C-SPAN, BBC, and PBS, and was recently named to serve on the Advisory Committee of the International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello. In his article, “The West the Railroads Made,” Professor Ronda discusses the positive impacts the railroad had on the people of The West. From the small towns, to the big cities, The Transcontinental Railroad opened up great opportunities.…

The slave trade. An excellent example of the moral and financial dillemia faced by the newly emanicaped former colonies once owned and operated by the largest empire in the world: the British. Through the diligant workings of a rag-tag volunteer army who's only consolation was their hope and pride towards winning an impossible war, they somehow manged to defeat a global superpower, with the strongest navy in the world at that time. Through this, they won their freedom and all of the liberties we…

Both the types of food eaten, and the methods of obtaining these foods have now been discussed, however how enslaved Africans processed and cooked foods can tell a good deal about their cultural behaviours and influences. Although not much is known about processing techniques amongst enslaved Africans, there are a few studies that have highlighted how they processed corn through milling, and meat through butchery. John Solomon Otto’s (1984) study of the lives of enslaved Africans at Cannon’s…