It's not just the fishermen who are out of work; it's the dockworkers, the people working at the plants, and local fish markets nationwide (Gold). ... (Gold) On George Bank the fishermen don't want to listen to what the scientists are telling them. William Gordon said, "No one wanted to accept the advice of the federal scientists and managers that a more prudent, cautious approach should be taken" William Gordon was the former New England regional director of the National Marine Fisheries Service. ... (Gold) According to an article in the New York Times, "many ...

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The islands he landed on did not consist of abundances of riches such as gold and silver, but to Columbus the Islands were seen as paradise. ... Smith's main goal was to make survival among the settlers the main priority rather than finding gold. ... William Bradford describes the events of the Pilgrims in his writings of Plymouth Plantation. ... Works Cited Bradford, William. ...

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Gold discovered in California. ... On January 24th, Marshall found a few tiny gold nuggets. ... California Gold Rush. ... Reading discovered gold in the Trinity River. ... Hydraulic mines were the chief source of gold for the next 20 years. ...

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During the period between 1865 to 1898, the turn of the century was approaching the nation. The end of the Civil War marked this transition from a more agricultural nation to an industrialized one. Society in America was becoming significantly more urbanized and more diversity was introduced to larg...

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The young poet's earliest work attracted the attention of the abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison, editor of the Free Press newspaper in Newburyport, Massachusetts, who asked him to contribute articles. ... William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878) - American poet and journalist, born in Cummington, Massachusetts, and trained in law. ... His "The Gold Bug" (1843) tells the tale of a search for buried treasure on a South Carolina island lV. ... William Carlos Williams- The American writer avoided artificiality and sentimentality in his work by producing clear, direct verse about common, everyday ...

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The Bank of the U.S. controlled much of the nation's gold and silver. ... Members of the Knickerbocker Group include Washington Irving, James Fenimore Cooper, and William Cullen Bryant. ... William Cullen Bryant wrote "Thanatopsis," which was one of the first high-quality poems produced in the United States. ...

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There he became a member of a powerful political faction led by William Blount. ... The State of Georgia, two Supreme Court decisions in 1831 and 1832 upholding the rights of the Cherokee nation over the State of Georgia who had wanted to destroy Cherokee jurisdiction on it's land because gold had been found on it, and the state seeing the Indians as tenants on state land decided to "kick them out". ...

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At the young age of thirteen during the American Revolution he served as an orderly Colonel William Richardson Davie, carrying messages. ... There he became a member of a powerful political faction led by William Blount. ... This was because gold had been found on it, and the state seeing the Indians as tenants on state land decided to "kick them out". ...

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In January 1706, a baby was born in Boston Massachusetts, who later became a great influence on the foundation of the Unites States of America. Son of the candle maker, the baby's name was Benjamin Franklin, who left numerous marks as a critical writer, speaker, practical politician as well as a ma...

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