History 120, Tara Bonneville
Monday, December 6, 2010
The California Gold Rush
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Gold was discovered in California in January of 1848 in the Sierra Nevada foothills. It was discovered on a sawmill owned by a Swiss immigra...
Sunday, October 24, 2010
The Pre Civil War Abolitionist Movement
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The pre Civil War abolitionist movement grew out of the age of reform between the 1820s and 1840s in which movements all across the country...
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Module 4) Primary Sources for Irish Immigration in the 1800s
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1. Letter written in 1818 by John Doyle who emigrated to the United States from Ireland. The letter can be found at: http://historymatters.g...
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