DIRECTIONS: You have completed your journey west to California in the 1800’s by wagon. Write a letter to a friend or family member back home in the East encouraging or discouraging them from
making the same trip.

Make sure to include the following info:
 Why go west
 Where to settle
 How to get there and how long is the trip
 What to bring to be successful
 What life will be like
 Who they may meet
 What dangers will be faced

Your letter also needs to include an appropriate date that fits the time period and include specific details
And facts from the lesson.

Which is one reason many african nations have not prospered after gaining independence from european colonial powers? a. colonial powers sent their weakest economic advisors to the new countries, and their recommendations were flawed. b. independence left them with weak economies, and many countries have been unable to overcome or recover from these burdens. c. the desert region of the interior is inhospitable to foreign investors, and business interests focused on the coastal mediterranean cities. d. the money endowed upon independence is still tied up in the bank of england, which is hesitant to make loans to struggling nations.