In 1850s, the main occupation of the people arriving in Oregon and California is gold mining. Thus, the answer is letter B. In May of 1848, a newsletter proclaimed about the gold mines found in the lands and many people from the neighboring places flocked to the place.
Answer:
Secretary of State
Explanation:
The Secretary of State is the head of the Department of the State. The position is equivalent to a chief-diplomat, or a minister of Foreign Affairs. The Secretary of State is appointed by the president, and represents the United Sates abroad.
Answer:
D. Most slaveowners had very few slaves.
Explanation:
The largest part of the pie chart represents the smallest number of slaves; therefore, most (the largest section of the graph) people had very few slaves.
In general, the native Indian languages in Latin America were able to survive. This was because the colonial governments were not forbidding the native languages and were not punishing the people for using them. Instead, the politics was, that the language of the colonists is a must-known language for everyday communication between the different people, but they can use their own languages in the communication between themselves and at home. This is why the countries in Latin America nowadays have multiple official languages, most of which are native Indian languages.
