Before the gold rush the west was wild and there were very few people around. The big cities in California were shires with a few hundred citizens
Helping the poor is an important duty for the affluent and the government as well. There are several reasons why the poor should be helped by private citizens, such as out of philanthropic course. For government,the welfare of its citizens rests on its shoulder in the promise that it would champion the well being of all members.
Lincoln's<span> blueprint for </span>Reconstruction<span> included the Ten-Percent </span>Plan, which specified that a southern state could be readmitted into the Union once 10 percent of its voters <span>swore an oath of allegiance to the Union.</span>
