Governor General of Canada

The English and the Algonquins at Roanoke. • It was late August 1590 when English ships made their way north through rough seas to Roanoke Island, (off the coast of present-day North Carolina) • Virginia Dare, the first English baby born in America. • Walter Raleigh, a wealthy adventurer who saw prophet and prestige by organizing an English colony to compete with Spain Powerful Empire in the New World. • Although Manteo, from the village of Croaton, argued that their technology would make the…

wonderful export because of the scarcity of pelts in Europe as well as the dense value (ease of shipping) of the fur. This made it imperative that New France and New Netherland be far enough north to trade with natives for thickest, most valuable furs. Canada and the mouth of the Hudson River became New France and New Amsterdam respectively (249 in text). The French were…

The objective of this chapter is to examine the nature of Centre-State relations and describe recent and potential reforms of the Centre-State transfer system. Indian Federalism has been the subject of careful study and considerable controversy ever since the report of the Union Powers Committee was presented to the Constituent Assembly. Not only members of the Constituent Assembly but also political scientists have sharply differed among themselves as to whether the Indian Constitution is…

They are not heroes, but children! The American Revolution was like an argument among two siblings, though the British and their colonies had good reasons, it was still handled in an immature way. Sometime after Britain established its American colonies, they taxed them heavily. In most cases it was not a good reason. A revolution was bound to happen! Britain imposed the Navigation Acts of 1660; there was the French and Indian War – 1754-1763--, Pontiac’s Rebellion, accompanied by the…

colonist, and moved trials of British officials to Great Britain. The colonist rejected these acts as a violation of the colonial charter and many colonists rallied to support Massachusetts. The British also appointed Thomas Gage to be the New Governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony. Gage was instrumental in…

clothing and for buckskin garments instead i) They also convinced many Indians not to give up their land to the whites unless each of the Indians had accepted c) The brothers were viewed as a threat and Battle of Tippecanoe was fought against the governor of Indiana, William Henry Harrison i) The Prophet was killed, and Harrison was known to be the hero d) After the war, Tecumseh was forced to make an alliance with the British and was killed later in the Battle of Thames 15) Mr. Madison’s War…

Caste and social policy in India The caste system has been playing a very vital role in India. Even in the present 21st century also the Indian social structure is completely based on the caste system. Apparently it plays a critical role in Indian society. The caste system is basically derived from Hindu society and it has been practised since 1000- 1500 B.C. in Hindu society particularly. Basically the Hindu society has been divided in to four varna or caste in a typical hierarchical order,…

fought in many battles and is able to eventually gain the title of general after being cheated. He is a shrewd man. Many people could not stand his attitude. Arnold may be shrewd due to how people took credit for achievements he did. For example, Arnold captured the fort in Canada and his rival Ethan Allan took the credit. This type of action will make someone angry. The government even grants his other of comrades to the rank of a general. It is a deed he felt he deserved. Three years later he…

Fiji is geographically located in the Northeast direction of New Zealand and it takes approximately three hours to travel between the two countries by plane. Unlike New Zealand, which is one of the developed countries in the southern hemisphere, Fiji is relatively small in land size and also in terms of economic development. Indigenous Fijians and Indo-Fijians (also known as Fiji Indians) are the two dominant ethnic groups in Fiji, where the former consists of around 51 percent of the total…

They are beneficial in describing and measuring the effects a disaster has on a population. These measurements can later be used to determine the effect of the relief responses. Epidemiological indicators are categorized as quantitative or qualitative. Quantitative indicators are determined by concrete numeric information such as the number of people affected. Examples of quantitative indicators are prevalence, incidence, morbidity rate and mortality rate. Qualitative indicators are used to…