What was the main occupation for people arriving in california and oregon in the 1850s?

fruit farming
gold mining
salmon fishing
timber harvesting

How did patrick henry‘s word i am not a virginian but an american symbolism importance of the first continental congress

Read the excerpt from the history of herodotus, book 2. egypt . . is an acquired country, the gift of the river. this quotation from herodotus, a greek who traveled in egypt, is about how the nile river enabled ancient egyptian civilization to develop and succeed. what specifically was the river’s gift? fertile soil fishing stocks defensive capabilities drinking water

To what extent did mary lease's concepts of justice, freedom, and equality agree with those of samuel gompers and emilio aguinaldo? how did they compare with those of the pinkertons at homestead?