Northwest Passage

surrounding areas and has the right to claim the Arctic, however not only does Canada benefit it the most it's what makes sense through enforced jurastristion Canada understands the needs for the Arctic as well as having a stable government. The northwest passage, however, interferes with who actually has access to the Arctic making it almost a war. Most commonly power is divided and shared amongst the territories surrounding as long as this is done on a peaceful basis, all sovereign states…

Post Expedition After the Corps of Discovery returned home, Lewis returned to Jefferson having completed most of what he set out to do. The Rocky Mountains had disproven the existence of the Northwest Passage. Fortunately, the group had completed their other objectives. The men brought home a plethora of recently discovered plant samples and animal sketches. These samples would prove invaluable in further research. The Corps was also able to accurately chart the lands they visited. They…

This paper is about the explorer, Giovanni De Verrazano. Then, it will discuss three significant moments of his life. Lastly, there will be a conclusion. Giovanni De Verrazano was born in Italy in 1485, he also, as I found out, had a brother named Gerolamo. He went to school in Florence then moved to Dieppe, France and entered the France’s maritime service. He first set sail in 1523 to the Levant, a geographic area of the middle east. The next exploration he did was to find a passageway…

While there were many conflicts that occurred due to the wording of the Royal Proclamation in relation to aboriginals, the Métis people were subject to a large issue: the fact that they were not considered in the Proclamation at all. They were not considered aboriginals, even though their origin says otherwise. This led to many battles and hardship as the Métis tried to fight for their political and legal rights, and largely their land rights as Aboriginals. Métis Nations developed in the 1800s…

His planning helped him to describe everything and anything thoroughly. Jefferson was very pleased with his notes because he had the most and the explanations helped everyone to understand the territory. Also, Clark's positive attitude helped to keep everyone's worries under control and keep everyone focused. This attitude remained because he was a soldier. Being a soldier taught him how to not only respect others, but earn respect. Clark helped our country better itself by leading everyone…

famine and the hardships of life on the land and to take advantage of the benefits that the community life had promised. The Nunavut Land Claims Agreement in 1993 was an agreement between the Inuit of the Nunavut Settlement Area (then part of the Northwest Territories) and the Government of Canada. It was the largest aboriginal land claim in Canadian history and addressed a large range of aspects like wildlife, land, and water management. This accomplishment is the result of a long, complex…

recovery. The New Deal Project was known as the solution to the Great Depression. Franklin’s presidency was also known as the “New Deal.” The Breakdown of the Great Depression Many people began leaving the Dust Bowl states. Making the Pacific Northwest population grow steadily. Federal agencies began to create a vast public program for the unemployed. Many government industries also sponsored little jobs like photography. The country was facing a depression in 1929, there were very little…

regarded so highly as the explorers were not the first “non-Indians to explore the area, did not find an all-water route across the continent, and failed to publish their journals in a timely fashion” (Buckley, Jay H.). Despite not finding the Northwest-Passage, the expedition paved the way for the idea of Manifest Destiny-a 19th century belief that stated that Americans were destined…

source of gold, minerals, wine, olive oil, trade, and forest products that would decrease British dependence on Spain. The Virginia Company located its first permanent colony in the Chesapeake Bay area. They followed a river with a northwest bend, hoping to find a passage to Asia, and settled forty miles inland. They called the river James and the colony Jamestown. The Virginia Company appointed Captain John Smith to manage the new colony in America. After nine months in America, only 38 of…

imperfection, they can be deceived. An example of this provided by Schultz is that of Sailors being deceived by mirages. John Ross on an expedition for the English royal navy, went in search of a northwest passage. Upon arriving at its predicted location however, he found that there was a mountain range where the passage should be. William Parry, Ross’s…