The gold rush in California led to- A. The U. S. closing its borders to foreign immigrants
B. 80% of Americans migrating west
C. To the Mexican War, because Mexico felt that California was rightfully theirs
D. A population boom in the U. S. as immigrants came to America from all over the world

Situation #2: imagine that you are a newspaper editor in columbus, oh in 1863. the civil war has been dragging on for more than two years already and shows no signs of ending soon. you are aware that many black males are willing to enlist in the union army but you fear that they may be mistreated and abused by the majority of soldiers on either side in this war. write a one-page letter (double spaced) editorial for tomorrow's edition of the newspaper. the topic is military service in the union army by free african american males. in your editorial, take a clear position for or against having black men join the fight. be sure to give reasons for whatever position you choose to take.

To create the proper tone for an argumentative essay, writers should delete personal “i” statements. include vague statements. remove any slang words. focus on the evidence.

According to this map, which of these statements about cuban economic activity is true? a) coffee is not a valuable commodity in cuba. b) cattle ranching is found only in the western half of cuba. c) tobacco is grown in most areas of the country. d) manufacturing is limited to mostly the southern coast.