Northwest Passage

Henry Hudson was an educated English explorer and navigator believed to be born “in 1570, in Hoddersdon, Hertfordshire, northwest of London” (Quezzaire). Hudson probably served in the Muscovy Company when he was young due to his family’s high prestige in the Muscovy Company. In the late 1500s, he got married to a woman called Katherine, and together, they had three sons: Oliver, Richard and John (softschools.com). It is believed that he had firsthand education about seafaring, and worked aboard…

is important to hunt for food, a radio, and a compass. The Canadian Rangers provide patrols and detachments for national security and public safety missions in the northern, isolated, or coastal regions of Canada. Presently the status of the Northwest Passage is currently the longest lasting dispute in…

Through many significant events the United States finally gained control over the Oregon territory. The Northwest became part of the United states mostly because Manifest destiny and the doctrine of discovery compelling them to explore the unknown. Manifest destiny means the ideological rationale for expansion across North America to the Pacific Ocean that was justified by the US in order to spread American culture. It was believed that Manifest Destiny was created on the same…

coastline with Russia (Bonikowsky). However, international opportunism has led countries such as the United States to claim the Northwest Passage that lies within the Arctic Archipelago as an international strait belonging to all. The benefits of a Northwest Passage open to all nations is clear. The Northwest Passage is opening during the summer months due to melting sea ice. The Passage will introduce a new phase globalization, as the mega ports of the North Atlantic and North Pacific will be…

selected is a biography about John Franklin. I chose this book because I was interested to know the hardships and struggles of the men on the ship trying to find the Northwest Passage. The main character, John Franklin, was a man who served in the United Kingdom’s branch of royal navy. He led the expedition to find the northwest passage aboard the HMS Erebus. The antagonists of this story include the French, who were are war with the United Kingdom at the time. Throughout their expedition they…

He had the idea of sailing northwest instead of northeast. Since North America hadn’t been mapped completely, explorers longed to believe that there was indeed a fictitious waterway in the northwest that led directly to Asia. It was called the “Northwest Passage.” Hudson’s new ambition was to become the first explorer to find this passage. Leading his crew into the American coast, he discovered a river, known as the Mahicannituck…

John Franklin was England’s epitome of a great explorer. His first two voyages to discover the Northwest Passage, the first from 1819-22 and the second from 1825-7, made Franklin a national hero. However, Franklin’s fateful third voyage resulted in his disappearance and consequent search for one of England’s great explorers. Franklin was famously known for his fortitude when he encountered obstacles throughout his first two explorations; when he and his crew ran out of food supplies, which was a…

NANOOK , as well as the North Warning Systems, which are a chain of radar stations stretching from the Alaskan west all the way to Greenland . Canada and the U.S. would both like to ensure that the Northwest Passage will be protected. Canada especially is fighting for the security of this specific passage and the U.S. wants to as well, but has to do so carefully so as not to go against its long-standing policy to support the free-use of international waters. While Canada also supports freedom of…

The Jamestown colony wasn’t planned as it needed to be planned, if I was the founder of Jamestown I would’ve made sure that I knew how to grow crops and how to survive. John Smith and the other settlers came looking for gold and looking for a Northwest Passage or sailing route. They also arrived at the wrong time when a disease called malaria was coming from mosquitoes. If I was the settlers I would’ve selected a better place to build my colony off of. I would’ve also brought women on the first…

The great landmass of the Americas was first discovered after Europeans were searching for a quicker passage to the Indies, a resourceful and exotic land. The Americas were quickly colonised but the original intention of the first explorers was never forgotten. Now, in the 21st century, world leaders and ambassadors are having disputes over territories. One such dispute, which is engulfing Canadian and foreign news, is the situation in the Arctic. It is creating friction between many powerful…