Explain how the following factors led to the rapid settlement of western territories in the latter half of the 19 th century?
a. the california gold rush

b. the homestead act

c. the construction of transcontinental railroads.

What was the first most significant result of the peninsular war

What was the main argument of plessy in plessy v. ferguson

Before the invention of the loom in 1785, textile manufacturing was: a) regulated under the guild system. b) performed by children working in factories. c) produced in rural cottages under a putting-out system. d) conducted by british colonists overseas.