William Henry Ashley was born the year of 1778 in Powhaten, Virginia. He passed away the year of 1838 in Cooper, Missouri. William was many things other than a fur trapper, he was also an American business man and much more. One of Ashley's most famous business you would most likely think of is his fur trapping and trading business. William supplied fur for merchants and businessmen all over the country.…
James Thomas is an American fur trader and pioneer (The Columbia Encyclopedia 1). The book “Oklahoma a history” provides a map which shows this particular explorers routes on page 49 (Baird and Goble 60). This map documented Thomas’s exploration in 1821. This path is a very long trail. It starts almost at the midway part of the now state, Oklahoma.…
In this case, the neighbor’s Italian Greyhound dog, Puccini, injured Bevers who did not attempt to provoke the animal when he tried to close the lid. Bevers was peaceably conducting himself when he entered the house; he was not under any drug or alcoholic influence at the time of the injury. Lastly, Bevers was an invitee to Castro’s party and his presence on Castro’s property was lawful. He was peaceably and lawfully conducting himself in the party at the time of the injury. After the bite Bevers needed a tetanus shot and seven stitches.…
Assignment 1: Biodiversity Issue – Tanya Williams Feral Horses: a cultural icon or an environmental nightmare. With the population of brumbies growing, the Victorian government are looking to find alternative ways to manage the numbers of feral horses that are living within the Alpine environment. However, when Australians think about wild horses, they associate them with the Australian identity as they have helped form our ‘outback’ culture. This has caused debate between environmentalists and the community as to what type of management projects should be taken to control the number of brumbies within national parks. Australian culture and wild horses The Victorian Brumby Association (VNBA) view wild horses as a major component within…
The cat had a lot of significance in the Medieval Era and it held a lot negative connotations with the people of the time. The cat at the time was usually thought of as a pet/helper for witches or they were thought to be witches themselves. So with that thinking people started killing and torturing cats thinking that they were getting rid of witches by doing so. The reasoning the people at the time had for torturing cats is that cats move from here to there and not domesticated and this was behaviors of witches and heretics. In the popular play Macbeth a familiar which took the form of a cat appeared to help the witches show Macbeth his future.…
“Nothin’' I can see but you when you dance, dance, dance,” was all I could hear during the twenty minute ride to the Picayune Animal Shelter. I felt as if I was about to explode with excitement. Although I was excited about to obtain a new pet, I could not help but feel glum at the recent demise of my hedgehog. Oscar the grouch passed away unexpectedly two weeks ago under the care of my mom, while I was staying with family.…
The French Explorer and navigator Samuel de Champlain was born on August 13th, in 1574 in Brouage, France. Champlains had a mariners backgroud as thats what his family was, just before he turned 20 he began exploring North America in 1603 when he was invited on an expidition of François Gravé Du Pont, who was his uncle. Champlain also once he returened back to France wrote a book of this trek, it was the first completed story with full descriptions of the St Lawrence since Jacques Cartier's went and explored it himself. Champlain from the years 1604 to 1607 went on and explored the settlement North of Florida, Port Royal, Acadia in 1605 as well as the Eastern settlement that would become Saint John, New Brunswick in 1604. He is the founder…
The environmental history of Montana has been centered on economic boom and bust cycles, environmental degradation, and profiteering at the expense of Montana by avaricious robber barons. Every cycle has resulted in catastrophic and indelible consequences for the environment, ecosystems and people of Montana. For the most part, America’s unfettered and laissez faire corporate markets allowed for the commodification and exploitation of the environment. In addition, the limitations of Montana’s natural resources and environment was flagrantly ignored in the name of industrial progress and development. Many of America’s venture capitalists, politicians, and citizens viewed the Western environment as an unlimited of supply of lucrative resources in a veritable garden of Eden.…
While some pirates were cruel outlaws many were just plain sailors who could not find an honest living. The life of a sailor in those times was hard. The power of the captain of a merchant ship or a military ship was nearly absolute. Crewmen could be whipped by a cruel captain for the least offense. In 1630 a treaty was signed with Spain that allowed the English and French to colonize some of the lands along the Spanish Main.…
The fur trade was a significant point in history regarding the relationship between the Aboriginal Peoples and the Europeans. It was a key factor in shaping North America into the land it now is. The trade brought European goods, permanent trading posts, European communities and settlers across the waters over to North American. The relationships between the English, French and the Natives developed, as did conflict and war. War among the parties occurred when those involved wanted to control the fur trade.…
The Crusades were influenced by the Eastern culture. Because of this the Crusades took the opportunity to spread the idea. They saw the way there country treated each other and decided to spread it throughout the land that they occupied in the Western Nations. This made the peoples Social life more courteous to one another and spread the chivalry around the Western Nations. The last are that will be focused on is the Religious area.…
Ferrets are very good pets but in California, they aren’t legal. Ferrets are not legal in California only and it doesn’t make much sense. The fact that ferrets aren’t legal makes sense; but what is weird is that California is the only state where ferrets aren’t legal. This text tells all about ferrets and why they aren’t and are legal. To a lot of people, they love ferrets and would do anything to legalize them.…
In my opinion the French were the most ethical group in colonizing the New World because they did not come to conquer or enslave native populations. They came to work collectively with the native inhabitants to create a lucrative trade network comprised of military forts, trading posts and agricultural villages. The French were respectful of the native inhabitants and that respect was reciprocated. They also developed a respect for the land and its inhabitants, which resonated with the natives.…
This research paper examines the causes for chinchillas to be endangered by examining the history of human interaction with the species. The examination of its endangerment will be analyzed to discuss its effect on the ecosystem and the species’ biodiversity. In addition, the efforts made to revitalize the species will be discussed, as well as their effectiveness. The effects of domesticating chinchillas outside of its ecosystem will be examined. A focus of the paper will be to discuss what can be done to increase the population size of chinchillas.…
At that same time in Europe, the Reconquista occurred in Spanish principalities. The Reconquista kicked out the Islamic…