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…The discovery of gold in California sparked a massive emigration across the continent to the Pacific coast by Americans searching for wealth. This massive migration of people brought Jefferson's dream of a continental American empire to reality…

…Existentialism in American Literature "I must find a truth that is true for me, the idea for which I can live or die," (Sfren Kierkegaard). Being the first acknowledged existentialist, Kierkegaard’s ideas set the standards. Existentialist ideas…

…Influences Upon American Documents Our country has been shaped by many different people. Our country has used the laws that were invented by people that lived a long time ago. The biggest influence on the documents that shape our country are from…

…and creating 2 strips 150 miles along river as reservation. (4) Groups that tried to help the Indians The network is… The Midwest Treaty Network is an alliance of Indian and non-Indian community groups that support the sovereign rights of Native American nations…

…system. In 1911, Wisconsin passed the first state workers compensation law to be held constitutional. At that time, most Americans believed the government should not have to care for the aged, disabled or needy. But such attitudes changed during the Great…

…. Eventually these people would be able to support themselves as working class Americans. This bill addresses the need for some form of intervention in the work status of the poor. It’s goal is to remove the status from 70% of the welfare recipients within…

…caused them to fall? Usually, that fault of these cultures comes from the Earth itself. When looking at the Indian culture as a whole, one comes to understand the strife that Native Americans once had endure, despite the overwhelming conditions…

…America's role in international politics and global governing 1 AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY: THE NEXT 25 YEARS Mr. Raymond Price, President of The Economic Club, New York City October 1, 2001…

…and determination resulted in outright rebellion and individual acts of defiance. However, historians place the strongest reaction in the enlisting of blacks in the war itself. Batty in The Divided Union: The Story of the Great American War, 1861-65, concur with Foner…

…Slaves played an extremely active role in shaping the history of American slavery. Visualize that the entire Southern slave populace decided that they were sick of being dominated, and defied all of the slave holders and white men. What could the slave…