The very famous Tennessee Backwoodsman that fought and died at the Alamo was David "Davy" Crockett. Crockett had recently arrived to Texas, possible under the impression that Texas was in better shape than what he found. He was also possibly hoping to have a better political career than what he had just recently left in Washington, D.C. "You may all go to Hell. I'm going to Texas." - Davy Crockett.
Buddhism and/or Confucianism is the way of thought or religion that offers rules or guidelines for a moral life. Hoped I helped :)
The answer is thousands came seeking their fortunes.
It is estimated that over three hundred thousand people came in the period following the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill. The influx of people during this period of time became known at the 49's, since it took time for communication and travel to be arranged, but those people who did came in droves, scrambling to find their own plot of land to prospect. The name still popularly exists today and is represented in the NFL's team in San Francisco, the 49's (said forty-niners).
I believe ground jury helps protect the rights of the accused by Jury nullification is a finding by a trial jury in contradiction to the jury's belief about the facts of the case.
Although there were several geographic features that allowed the Roman Empire to spread easily, the most important was the Mediterranean Sea, since this allowed for unparalleled access to the entire coastline of southern Europe and Northern Africa.