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1. Starting in 1848, the California Gold Rush boosted the population of San Francisco by a factor of 20. _____, it sped up California's recognition as a state.

• Also

• Nevertheless

2. Greenland occupies some 836,000 square miles of land. _____, Saudi Arabia spans about 830,000 square miles.

• In effect

• Similarly

3. Joseph Bologne was a Caribbean son of a slave who delighted 18th - century Paris with his violin skills. _____, he was an accomplished fencer.

• Accordingly

• Further

4. Susan B. Antony campaigned nearly 50 years for women's right to vote. _________, American women were given that right in 1920, 14 years after Anthony's death.

• Despite that

• Similarly

• Finally

5. Harald Bluetooth unified Denmark in the 10th century. ______, that feat inspired the name for the short-range radio technology launched in the 1990s.

• However

• For example

• Incidentally

6. The sugary treat cotton candy made a splash at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. _____, a dentist was a co-inventor of the electric cotton-candy machine.

• Surprisingly

• Similarly

• Likewise

7. When the peregrine falcon is diving for prey, it can reach speeds of 200 miles per hour, _____, it's one of the fastest-flying birds in the world.

• In contrast

• Indeed

• Similarly

8. Greece's currency today is the euro. ________, it had been the drachma and the phoenix.

• Similarly

• Previously

• Lastly