MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
ELECTION OF 1848 AND THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH
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Question
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How long took the trip by ship from the East Coast to California?
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six months
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seven months
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eight months
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nine months
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The time it takes to ship ocean freight from India to the US depends on whether your shipment is being transported across the Atlantic or Pacific ocean. Shipping from Mumbai Port to the Port of New York takes 26 days. To the Port of Los Angeles on the US West Coast, shipments can take 35 days to arrive.
Detailed explanation-2: -Given that the nautical miles between Ft. Lauderdale to San Francisco is about 4, 405 nautical miles, it would take an average sailboat sailing at 144 nautical miles per day under ideal conditions 30 days nonstop to reach San Francisco.
Detailed explanation-3: -A voyage from the East Coast to California around Cape Horn was 17, 000 miles long and could easily take five months.
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