Northwest Passage

“In the northwest the Modoc were tricked into a cold blooded ambush after accepting an invitation to a peace-making feast.” [4]. This is one of the many ways settlers used with an intention of gathering as many tribes to kill them. Once word got around to other tribes many started leaving these peace treaties only to be killed in the process. The settlers had no intentions of peace. According to Grave Matters, “What is apparent, however, is that the decimation of native peoples in northwest…

Many people in today’s society tend to treat global warming and the effect it has on all of our lives, as a joke. James R. Lee does a fabulous job, in his article titled “Global Warming is Just the Tip of the Iceberg”, talking about the effects of Global Warming and how it can lead to warfare and many conflicts of the 21st century. The article gives three different reasons for believing global warming could lead to warfare, the first being a conflict that could arise from a shortage of products.…

journey out to sea, returning to freshwater to lay and fertilize eggs. The life cycle of salmon has been occurring for thousands of years. Salmon are a living link to our ecosystem and our future. Culverts are not allowing for safe and accessible passage for salmon. In 2007 the courts decided that culverts did, in fact, inhibit and violate the treaty. The state appealed the decision arguing our treaties with the tribes did not create an obligation for the State alone to be responsible for…

were exploring, identifying and mapping a channel through the Northwest. The attempts to open a passage liking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the sea-ice were unsuccessful. However, more than 170 years later, the changes occurring in the Artic climate have done what thousands of exploration could not accomplish. Therefore, what the British’s might have thought was impossible, was naturally happening: the opening of a passage between the two oceans. Yet, which seemed to be constant was…

East India Company. Henry Hudson went on these expeditions for one main reason. He went to North America looking for the famous trade route to Asia. The passage he wanted to take went right through the North American continent into the Pacific Ocean. This route was called the Northwest Passage. He spent his journey’s chasing a fable; no such passage…

The Life and Significance of Henry Hudson The exploration of a majority of North Atlantic exploration is thanked to Henry Hudson, who tried to find a northern passage. Europeans did not know of ice in the north, as the Arctic was unexplored. Geographers thus believed that you could travel to the Indies by any northern path. Henry was born in England approximately in 1565. Most of his life prior to 1607 is unknown, however, it is believed that he learned seafaring first hand from sailors or…

part of our voyage yet I see noone repineing”- William Clark, June 20, 1805. St. Louis May of 1804, Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, others, and I set off on an expedition that would last about 28 months. The one goal they had was to find a Northwest Passage way to the Pacific. Jefferson also wanted Lewis to write down animals, plants, and the type of landscapes they crossed paths with. Clark was an excellent map maker, so he was appointed to make the map of the river that they followed and the…

According to our textbook, the French came looking for gold and a Northwest Passage. (Foner p. 35) Because they could not find the Passage most of the French population in North America became fur trappers and explorers. In the textbook it says that the French prided themselves on being more humane than other countries. The fur traders relied on being…

Sacagawea, me, and others were sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the newly purchased Louisiana Territory. Our expedition into the Louisiana Territory was not only to explore but record information about the land and find the source of the Missouri-northwest passage- make peace with the Indians as well. This expedition started in 1804 and ended in 1806 which is two and a half or twenty eight months. The expedition was from St.Louis , Missouri to the Pacific Ocean along with the Missouri River,…

In “The Devils Thumb,” Krakauer reflects on the attempt by his twenty three year-old self to scale the previously unclimbed northwest face of the Devils Thumb, which he states taught him about the limits of dreams and what they can and cannot accomplish. Krakauer’s conclusion, which he states helped him mature and move away from the innocence of childhood, is intended to help others…