MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
ELECTION OF 1848 AND THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Overland Route
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Panama Route
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Cape Horn Route
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The present-day significance of Cape Horn has more to do with sports and tourism than trade. Rounding Cape Horn is said to be the nautical equivalent of reaching Mount Everest’s summit. It’s also considered part of the fastest route to sailing around the world.
Detailed explanation-2: -Cape Horn is the southernmost point of land closely associated with South America; it is located at 55°59′00″S, 067°16′00″W, on Isla Hornos the Hermite Islands, at the southern end of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago. It marks the north edge of the Drake Passage, the strait between South America and Antarctica.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Panama Canal was built to lower the distance, cost, and time it took for ships to carry cargo between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. Before the canal, ships would have to go around the entire continent of South America.
Detailed explanation-4: -It’s known as the “End of the World” and for hundreds of years, sailors considered the seas off the southernmost part of Chile among the most perilous waters on earth – with estimates of up to 10, 000 lives lost over the past 400 years.