As discussed in this lesson, the period of discovery and settlement of the new world lasted how many years?

The california gold rush: actually had only a small impact on california’s population because its rich farmlands already attracted thousands of new settlers each year. attracted almost equal numbers of men and women. resulted in laws that discriminated against “foreign miners.” made considerable wealth for average miners because gold mining demanded no real investment of capital. hurt the development of san francisco because gold discoveries shifted interest to areas outside of town.

Sparta faces threats from without and within the city-state who posed these threats.

Why did un coalition troops battle iraqi forces in 1991? iraq had invaded saudi arabia, along with its other border nations.iraq had invaded kuwait, which was a major source of the world's oil.the united nations wanted to remove saddam hussein from power.the united nations wanted to prevent the trade of illegal drugs.