Belle Plaine High School - Tigerian Yearbook (Belle Plaine, MN)

Page 9 text:

x.g A 1 -in , 1 1. 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 ' 1111 -', f 1 ' 111 Y Q1 1 1 V -11' '1 1 1' 1 1 M11 .1 57, 1 M 1 1 11 1- 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 P I Q I1 -1 .11 . 1 . 1 11 11,1 b 11. uf. 1x 111' 1 X, ,N I 11 9'.1 .xx .1 L1.. 1 1 , 11 :I 1 '1I . I '11 :A-1.1 1 . '1 1 1 Mx. 1 x 1 112' 1 11 11 1 1 X-1 Q.. 1 X 1 ,1 1 , -1,1 Wx' 1 ' .J1 K. 1 ,1 11, 1 UN .r 1 -, ,xxx 1 I 1 1. .. 11f1' 1 .1,1 1 1 11514 , 5 1 1 1,1 -.1111 1 1 1 1. 1 .f', 1 1' 1 '- 1 1 1 1 1 1 , . 1. 18 'A 1, 1 ,1 , 1 1 1 1 21.-V X' 21' 1 1, 1 , ., 1 ,,. 1, - 1 1 1 21 1 1 'XQQ1 , 1 11511 1 111 1 1 1 1 111. 1 1 11 1 1 , 1 11 1 X . I x ' 1 11 11' VA- -1 1 V ,. 11:1-Q -- ' xx... 411. 11 I ii.: -. :fig f ' Aklx..-1 , ,11-. 51,-.MA , 1 1-.,..i.' ' -1 ,111 1 L 111' 1 1 - H 52333 'f . .. 1 - W1 Y 1' 1 V 1-,:'11i, i 1 '1 1 1 1 54 11 gh 1 1111 -17 5 1 1 11 1 , ., Q 1 11 1 ,---371 -,. 1. 1 X 1 1 1 .'.11,,H,11- V 1:1544-. A1 1 I 1 '- 1 V '1' - '. 1 1' ' 'I 1 1 ' 1 ,1,,:2: 1:7 1 ' 1 1 :ff ' 1 1 1 1 111 A If 1-- f1,,1',5Qi, 1 1 1 .Q ,111 1 51.11 11111' 1 1 ' 1 1' . 1' 1' 1:1 1 1 -, 1, 1 1 1 1 1 1111 1 , L11 1 1! ff My H 1 11' 1 ,1,-1 11- f 1 :I KZ, 1 I 1,, 1 -1-11 111 Q, ,, 111 1'1-- 1 1.1 1 1 1 111 A 11 1 4 1: 1- 41 L UT. 111111111 ' 1 r ,Q .,.1 ,131 f 1,33 1 1 1 ..- ,ff 1-1 1.3. 1 . 1- 1 1: '11 , :Lf 1 C. ff'-1 1 11 11 '11 1. 111 1 J 1-11.1111 .1 1 1 ' 'E ' ' 3' 5 Q: '-: - '2L:l1'1'L111.1f1 ,-. ,1 11 ' .,g ,gi f 4 1--1 1' '-1 ly: ,11g111'1' z ! 1' 1 'C-' ' 3 '13 Q ' , T '- , ll -' : 1- If '--- L: 1 - -A 1. 1 X 1 41,11 1 Q nil . N F,,: 11 I -1- 1 f' 1- X..1-g,.111fQ m'gg1. 1 1, - 1- -' I ,. f- -1 1,1,, --- 1- 1 1 ' N 1 ,111A1.. A, f,,1.,if1. - A .T 1' 1' 1 -

Page 8 text:

635512 mm IN CUNGRESS, JULY41776. xtimo1tQecfaratto1t U,-fs. flirfm-, ,M f5tafe5 ofcwnwricou, Gm 4a.4.,..,f4.,..,. ffl ..,4.,,f ,4.,.w4,4,,4a .4e..J,.c,,4x...W...Wz,,.4x:...,,4f.,...m1 tba dit-My -BK :,. Juni! w dv a. owviu I aww . naw ' .1-.A9..JfMa 4 .nz 1,4 .Am ma., ...J .Az-'LJ mad' , ,.,,4,f MMQZWM . ii Qeixxmy-Qc W ' A214 44.44 .fzay .,..,.f1,4.f...,,..:f,,f JL. M? W ,fm Qffll' Kami .,..JA'.i.,19ihn:f-mf:i 154 M-JM Zfdifp., A-A5 ZH Z4 f 7651 ff. fbi .70 A.. A lfdfu-run! nb .-.W-.+:1'b2', M -fmfwff - u-1124.1 ...,,.M, J . ar..Z7!1 .A-...Aa W4 fz:z4.i,,, ivbadm Hmywyn ,6a.....fA... may AW:KK,fSes-sf .bn-E-nz, 510549. 17 ME' l'.25vfff': ,4 fnflfyuwa 'in' 4 -9 ,51-w',4'1of-v M ' ,f,......Z AA., ZW' X .MIZIS Wm' flue- fue C Jfhfmkbf . 5Z242i,f.,ff fZ3Z7?fLfW 6f1..,..ng,1rL.1,,.J!. Ev x ' I ' Qfjvgal WW jf! QWQWWD if ,Z vga Wm 'fy 5:46 W W4f 2 '-fb' MGM, .f.Z J.m-e,.c. '7 WWE? mmm fig, H J1f.QfZ,f'1 b fizajfnfw ' Aff-ff f '!?wi CDSM Gmllff radii- -7

Page 10 text:

CH PTERS OF MERICA HISTORY The Stamp Act of 1765 was an attempt by Eng- land to tax items that were wholly American. The colonists reacted in seething resentment which erupted into angry protestations. The first blood ol: the American Revolution was spilled during one such incident at Boston in 1770. Several Americans lost their lives over a snowball thrown at a British sentrv. In the fight to achieve commerce equality, the United States found itself in a naval war over shipping lanes. Fort McHenry was heriocally held during a British naval bombardment, and the stars and stripes still flew after a night of hard fighting. The next morning Francis Scott Key penned the immortal words of what would become the national anthem. :rf ' 2, t Hes s .e .-.- - ..,, X liittume , Settlers had to have permanent access to the new lands, so canals and bridges were built to carry stages and wagon trains loaded with machinery destined for settlements in the West. The pioneers foresaw great wealth in the cheap acreage that was available. I. Frontiersmen cleared the wilderness, built set- tlements and drove hack the lndians, The Pony the telegraph became primarv Express and means ot communication Agriculture was the wealth ot the country. American inventions of the time were often re- lated to worl-.ing the soil. The McCormick Reaper. mowing machines, textile looms and the cotton gin were instrumental in the settling of new Frontiers in 1848, james Marshall found gold in the race of a sawmill he was building for john Sutter at Coloma, California. The lust to 'get rich quick' was the force hehind this biggest and gaudiest gold rush ever Limp?-7 57 , I -. While gold rush fever gripped the country, states were increasingiv more divided on the slavery issue Civil war l:-rolae out in the East. This Brothers VVar was bitterly fought and, though the stars remain even today, slavery was abolished. M , 1,:.-le'- Q-ur.-. . pit tl. J ' x , l it : ' gf-.4 1 I xv V 5 1? .f, . 3... 7: :N -,Nur I, ji. t t 'Nl -. N.. . . - ' .-. ei, viagra, W , . ' . 1 ',:'f'.'-55 V aft-o-8-' ff- ' ' Tag.-. ., ,. , - Q- '-gmgts .far q .. -We t ers tit Cities grew at an alarming paceg often without regard to the limits of safety. The great Chicago tire ol 1871 burned the bustling cattle market empire beyond recognition. But the pioneer spirit was not broken. Chicagoans began ref building and preparations were underway to celebrate the tooth birthday ol' the country. The Iron Horsef' carrying homesteadtzrs. greatly helped settlement of the new country. The first tram-continental railroad connected the country at Promontory Summit, Utah. on May 10, 1369.