Gold was discovered on January 24, 1848, by James Marshall, an employee at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. This and subsequent finds triggered the Gold Rush from 1848 to 1855.
Previously, gold was found in southern California at Placerita Canyon in 1842, near the historic "Oak of the Golden Dream." (California was part of Mexico until February 2, 1848.)
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The Indian Territory was located in which present-day state
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Oklahoma
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Which two companies completed the transcontinental railroad
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at the summer festival
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Tall trees flanked each side of the winding driveway that led to the mansion
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In what year was the frontier of the United States pushed west of the Mississippi River
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1803
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When was gold discovered in California
California Gold Rush
Gold was discovered on January 24, 1848, by James Marshall, an employee at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. This and subsequent finds triggered the Gold Rush from 1848 to 1855.
Previously, gold was found in southern California at Placerita Canyon in 1842, near the historic "Oak of the Golden Dream." (California was part of Mexico until February 2, 1848.)
Who wrote fables in ancient Greece
Aesop wrote fables in ancient Greece.
How can you use the word suffixes in a sentence
The teacher asked us to write sentences using suffixes.
Which of these is the best definition of a parable
A parable is a short, descriptive story that is used to describe
a particular moral or proverb.
The Indian Territory was located in which present-day state
Oklahoma
Which of these was not part of the American frontier in the last half of the 1800s
Appalachian Mountains
Which of these was the western starting point of the transcontinental railroad
Sacramento, California
Which two companies completed the transcontinental railroad
A+ Central Pacific---Union Pacific
Which of these sentence segments does not contain a capitalization error
at the summer festival
Which of these cities was not related to mining on the American frontier
Chicago
Tall trees flanked each side of the winding driveway that led to the mansion
to position to the side of
The suffix that should be added to this root word to match the definition linguist
-ics
The ship entered New York's Harbor and set anchor by the dock
give refuge
What best characterizes the homestead act
The homestead act lasted over one hundred years
Every summer in Chicago there is an event called tha gold coast art fair
Every summer in Chicago
What country is most closely associated with the Open Door Policy
China
What sentence segment does not contain a capitalization error in While visiting Washington d c you went to the Lincoln memorial and the Vietnam memorial
"Washington", "Lincoln" and "Vietnam" are correct. All proper
names are cap's...including names of places (D.C.) and memorials,
monuments, etc.(Lincoln Memorial).
What is the correct capitalization for this sentence mrs. hernandes played a haunting spanish melody on the guitar at the summer festival
The correct capitalization is: Mrs. Hernandes played a haunting
Spanish melody on the guitar at the summer festival.
In what year was the frontier of the United States pushed west of the Mississippi River