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Mrs. W

Klondike Gold Rush Yukon Territory 1897 - 1 views

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goldrush klondike callofwild

shared by Mrs. W on 02 Jan 10 - Cached
  • This included food, clothing, tools and camping, mining and transportation equipment. Helping the outfitters in this regard were the Northwest Mounted Police who required all stampeders to have one year’s supply of goods before they allowed them across the border into Canada. This was roughly one ton of goods per person. Towns such as Seattle made fortunes outfitting the miners. 
  • Soon, miners of all shapes and sizes, called "stampeders", were on their way to the gold fields. Within six months, approximately 100,000 gold-seekers set off for the Yukon. Only 30,000 completed the trip.
Mrs. W

Civil War Baseball: Baseball and the Blue and the Gray - 0 views

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baseball civil war

shared by Mrs. W on 22 Aug 09 - Cached
  • "Modern baseball had been born in the brain of an American soldier. It received its baptism in the bloody days of our Nation's direst danger. It had its early evolution when soldiers, North and South, were striving to forget their foes by cultivating, through this grand game, fraternal friendship with comrades in arms." - Albert Spalding
    • Mrs. W
      Mrs. W on 22 Aug 09
       
      Interesting...show to BCW
  • Despite the political and social grievances that resulted in the separation of the North and South, both sides share
  • the sport formerly reserved for "gentlemen" into a recreational pastime that could be enjoyed by people from all backgrounds.
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  • d some common interests such as playing baseball.
  • Although early forms of baseball had already become High Society's pastime years before the first shots of the Civil War erupted at Fort Sumter, it was the mass participation of everyday soldiers that helped spread the game's popularity across the nation.
Mrs. W

Free Technology for Teachers: Ten Grammar Games and Lesson Resources - 2 views

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english grammar interactive games

shared by Mrs. W on 31 Aug 09 - No Cached
  • Mrs. W on 31 Aug 09
     
    I put a link for Grammar Ninja on my website.
Mrs. W

Tear Down The Walls (blc09) - 0 views

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slideshare skills 21stcenturyskills

shared by Mrs. W on 30 Aug 09 - Cached
  • Mrs. W on 30 Aug 09
     
    You can watch the slideshow about 21st century skills, but also note the online site called "Slideshare.net."
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