Northwest Territories

attempted to force them to return freed or runaway slaves to their owners. Not too long after, Abraham Lincoln, an anti-slavery Republican, had been elected into presidency. He remained convinced that slavery would never be allowed to be adopted in new territories and will ultimately be abolished. His victory ensured the South that they had drawn the short end of the stick. This sparked a fire in the South and they fell to their only other alternative. South Carolina published its “Declaration…

England trading into Hudson Bay”. They were granted wide power including exclusive trading rights in the territory traversed by rivers flowing into Hudson Bay. This land later became known as Rupert’s Land. They would later struggle to keep control of Rupert’s with the French, but they ceased control by 1763. By the 1850’s Canada had started to expand, and saw to the annex of the Northwest. The Hudson Bay Company then promoted the rumor that Rupert’s land was barren wasteland, unfit for…

from Peshawar, Pakistan, Powers guided the aircraft towards Soviet-Afghan border and later Tyurantam Missile Test Range, his first target. The planned route would take him over Chelyabinsk, Kyshtym, Sverdlovsk, northwest to Kirov, north over Yur’ya and Plesetsk, then to Severodvinsk, northwest to Kandalaksha, north to Murmansk, and finally his destination Bodo, Norway. Grand Slam was planned to spend 9 hours in air to cover more than 3,800 miles in distance, with 2,900 miles of unauthorized…

The world sees museums as a place to go to be entertained or to learn about something. One of the world’s most popular museum resides in the upper west side of New York City. Aside from it being a tourist spot, it’s also one of the biggest museums and holds a huge collection of artifacts varying from different times of history. An approximation of the amount of artifacts is, “8 million, but many curators will privately admit that this is most likely a guess.” (Preston, :176). What people don’t…

Many factors that led to World War 1, like nationalism, competition for territory, military rivalry, and alliances, are still causing conflicts today. One example pertaining to the issue of competition for territory that is prevalent today is the issue of arctic sovereignty. The countries who are involved in this issue are Canada, Russia, the United States, Norway, and Denmark. All of these countries are anxious to claim the rights of the arctic waters mainly because of the rich oils and natural…

Blocking highs Blocking highs are strong high-pressure systems that form further south of Australia than normal and remain almost motionless for a long amount of time. Blocking highs mostly affect southern Australia, they can take place during any time of the year and can last from several days - several weeks. Blocking highs can impact Australia in numerous ways depending on where they occur and how strong they are, they are able to produce hot and cold spells as well as wet conditions and dry…

British also secured the Maratha territories. It was during these campaigns, both against Mysore and the Marathas, that under the command of Arthur Wellesley, the British had secured the entire region of Southern India (with the exception of small enclaves of French and local rulers), Western India and Eastern…

Tanzania dates from 1964, when it was formed out of the union of the much larger mainland territory of Tanganyika and the coast of Zanzibar. “On August 7, 1885 five German warships came to the lagoon of Zanzibar and set their guns on the sultan's palace. They had arrived with a demand from Bismarck that the Sultan cede to the German emperor, the mainland territories or face the consequences.” (HistoryWorld ) This resulted in Germany having land control until 1886, on which they…

were working the mine in 1894, and shipping ore. By 1870, the population in Montana territory was declining, and the mining output as well. 15 years later, it all had eventually changed. The mines in Anaconda/Butte were productive that they were influencing world prices. Mining that was in Montana took on a new form based on the company towns and the industrial centers. There had been quite a bit of mining northwest and southwest of Kalispell, over the years as well. A diversion and a sluice…

The War of 1812 is one of the most forgotten wars of the United States, it lasted for over two years, and ended in a stalemate. It however did confirm Americans Independence and this would forever stay the same. The United States failed to capture Canada during the war, on the other hand the British army got stopped when they attempted to capture Baltimore and New Orleans. There were a number of American victories which American vessels proved themselves to the British. In the year of 1800…