Throughout 1849, people around the United States (mostly men) borrowed money, mortgaged their property or spent their life savings to make the arduous journey to California. In pursuit of the kind of wealth they had never dreamed of, they left their families and hometowns; in turn, women left behind took on new responsibilities such as running farms or businesses and caring for their children alone. Thousands of would-be gold miners, known as ’49ers, traveled overland across the mountains or by sea, sailing to Panama or even around Cape Horn, the southernmost point of South America.
Answer:
made notable achievements in improving African-American education and health care.
Explanation:
The Freedmen Bureau was the popular name of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands which was passed by an act by Congress on 3 March 1865 to help the African Americans and poor whites of south who lost their livelihood in Civil war. It aimed to provide educational facilities, legal assistance, housing and food to the former slaves. Efforts of this bureau were undermined because of the shortage of funds and racial segregation practices erupted in the South.
Answer:
Pearl Harbor
Explanation:
japan bombed pearl harbor which was a military base