Northwest Passage

Kingdom’s leading naval warfare force. It’s not clear when it comes to who supported James Cook on this trip, but many state that he had enough power to support himself. In 1778, he began his journey along with 182 men, in hopes of finding the Northwest Passage, a sea route connecting the northern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the…

How Does Investigation Lead to Discovery? Most people don’t think of exploring the moon when talking about Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery. Sure, they both are explorations, but one was on Earth, and the other was on the moon. But they are both capable of answering the question: How does investigation lead to discovery? Investigating, or searching, studying, testing, questioning, experimenting, and finding every possible answer is key to finding new things, but how? The Captain’s Dog…

Pennsylvanians. Eventually, slavery did come to an end because of the cruelty of the idea of enslaving others to use for practical labor. This didn’t happen until much later though, close to the beginning of the Civil War. Along with the majority of the Northwest. Slavery wasn’t as common as the later decades; during the American Revolution. Although, there still were enough to keep business moving. Down the line, Lord Dunmore’s 1775 proclamation took into effect. This…

France, Spain, England, Netherlands, and Portugal had set out exploration for many different things, such as wealth, land, religious freedom, and many other reasons. These countries had been fairly successful on the finding of many new things, such as the astrolabe, the compass, and some additions to boats that made them overall better. I know that we can find more if we just keep exploring. Portugal had had a major impact on the world by setting the groundwork for other countries to sail.…

The Columbia River, at 1,243 miles long, is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest and is the fourth-largest river in the United States. Originating from the Rocky Mountains in British Columbia, Canada, it ends in the Pacific Ocean in Oregon, with the largest flow of any river draining into the Pacific. High flow occurs in the late spring and early summer due to snow melt upstream, with low flow being in autumn and winter, causing major water shortages at the hydroelectric plants along the…

Should Canada Break Up? In my opinion, I don’t think Canada should break up. Canada is composed of many regions such as the North, Central Canada, Atlantic Canada and the West. Each region brings challenges for Canada, but I think those challenges can be resolved as a whole. In the North, there are many challenges posed by being part of the confederation. Firstly, it has a high poverty rate. There are many Inuit children who go hungry and homeless. They experience food insecurity and lives…

planet… the years 2007–2013 saw the six lowest levels since satellite imaging began in 1979. Overall, the ice cap has retreated about 40 percent over this period.” (Earth: A…, “World Energy Supply”) This record melting low has opened up countless new passages in the Arctic sea area, one of the most significant being the NSR, or Northern Sea Route. The route is a considerably shorter alternative for Far Eastern trading, as it takes a much faster route over Russia rather than transversing the…

consists of six main sections. About 5% of Americans lived West while about 30 years later, 25% lived West. Transportation with movement to the West was only benefiting the elite. Jefferson sent two men, Lewis and Clark, to map the land, find the northwest passage, and make connections with people. During their expedition, they came across the Mandans. That is where they met Sacajawea, a 15 year old Shashone whose knowledge helped out Lewis and Clark. The continued war between England and France…

and our sovereignty (Canada’s Northern Strategy, 2009). The Northern Strategy is important because of multiple issues, one being with the Northwest Passage. Because some countries believe the Northwest Passage can be used as a “strait used for international navigation”(CBC News, 2009), Canada could lose absolute sovereignty (CBC News, 2009). If the Northwest Passage is declared international waters, the pollution from the increased naval traffic could damage the already fragile ecosystem of the…

explore this story. Martin Frobisher sailed for the Arctic in 1576 with three ships: Ayde, Gabriel and Michael and 150 men. His mission was to find the Northwest Passage and establish trade in the rich Indies. The trader/explorers arrived at Resolution Island and saw the entrance to Frobisher Bay in the west. They were convinced that this was the passage, however, about 250 km further into the bay they encountered lots of small islands and difficult tidal conditions. They turned their focus to…