Because he was a thoroughbred champion race horse! From the U.S. if I may add.
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Explanation:
In 1844, James K. Polk of Tennessee was elected president on a platform of westward expansion. He faced off with the British over control of the Oregon Territory and oversaw a successful war with Mexico, 1846–1848. The Mexican War and settling the Oregon question meant that the United States now stretched from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Western expansion soon took a major leap forward with the California Gold Rush, as thousands from the eastern states, as well as from foreign nations, headed for the territories of California and Nevada, hoping to strike it rich.
Effects of the Antebellum Period
The technological advances and religious and social movements of the Antebellum Period had a profound effect on the course of American history, including westward expansion to the Pacific, a population shift from farms to industrial centers, sectional divisions that ended in civil war, the abolition of slavery and the growth of feminist and temperance movements.
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1.Where were they moving from? They were moving from rural area to urban areas.
2. Why did they flock to the big cities? They were moving to big cities in search of better paying jobs in the large factories.
Explanation:
Two biggest industrial revolutions have been seen in the history of the US.
The first wave was seen from 1700 to early 1800. This wave brought a rise in the factories.
The second wave was seen after the civil war. This wave bought rise in novel technologies such as telephones, vehicles, etc.
A large number of people migrated to the cities during these industrial revolutions in search of a better life.
Engulfed in the dust storm
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It isolated it from other cultures because there were the Himalayan Mountains, the Tibet-Qinghai Plateau, the Taklimakan Desert, and the Gobi Desert. Cold climates also kept invaders out.
Explanation:
1. The Taklamakan Desert is an inhospitable approximately 1000x500 km (193,051 sq. mi.) oval. It is far from any ocean, and so hot, dry, and cold, by turns, with shifting sand dunes covering 85% of the surface, propelled by northerly winds, and sandstorms.
2. The most characteristic features of the Himalayas are their soaring heights, steep-sided jagged peaks, valley and alpine glaciers often of stupendous size, topography deeply cut by erosion, seemingly unfathomable river gorges, complex geologic structure, and series of elevational belts (or zones)
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