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    speaking people that live in the crisp winds of the Northwest Territories of Canada.The Dene people live in the subarctic regions, it drops temperature very quickly, an unprepared person will die if it is cold enough.The Dene are very prepared and interesting, the Dene can survive and hunt in this type of evironment. The Dene was one of the few tribes that have survived the harsh winters and circumstances of the glacial regions(northwest territories) of Canada. Do you know about the Dene? The…

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    carry out multiple, influential programs involving the eventual forming of states in the western areas of American territory, and in foreign policy endeavors. The imposition of the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, the treaties with both France and Britain, and even association with Canadian territories all…

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    William Henry Harrison was the oldest president of his time and served the shortest time in office, thirty-two days. Harrison was sixty-eight when he went into office and died a month later, becoming the first president to die in office..William Henry Harrison was the ninth president, and although he was not president for long he had accomplished many things throughout his life. Before his presidency, Harrison became well known as an Indian fighter and military hero. He also served in the Senate…

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    expansion, then later on the California Gold Rush. This was truly an incredible amount of gold found in California. The Gold Rush, was truly an incredible amount of gold found in California by accident. Lastly, there was the Northwest Passage, a dream for many Americans to find the Northwest Passage. 2. In all these events, Great Britain, the American colonies, Robert McClure, Thomas Jefferson, and even hundreds of thousands of people. (6) who played a role. 3. Extremely in which changed the…

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    Act. Drybones was found guilty of this offence by Justice of the Peace Thompson. He was to pay a fine of $10 or face three days imprisonment. Drybones gave notice on April 27, 1967, that he was appealing the charge. In an action ahead of the Northwest Territories Territorial Court, Drybones’s counsel argued that Drybones did not understand English; therefore he did not understand the proceedings, making his guilty plea invalid and accountable to withdrawal. The motion was decided and the guilty…

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    their claims.Other states followed suit, and within a few years the national government was responsible for governing these territories. All public lands were to be auctioned off to the highest bidders, providing all Americans the chance to migrate and settle in the West. Later, Congress passed the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 to establish a process for admitting these territories to the Union as states.Then settlers could vote whether to become a permanent state on equal footing as all the other…

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    The Treaty of Paris of 1763 officially ended the French and Indian War between Great Britain and France, as well as their own allies. Because of the terms of the treaty, France gave up all its territories in North America, which ended any foreign military threat to the British colonies. Therefore, the British gained control over the area west of the thirteen British Colonies, all the way to the Mississippi River. Since Spain had joined the war on the French side, they were forced to give up…

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    Britain. Therefore the African Americans had to decide where they wanted to go, either in the British Army or stay in America. Some did go to Britain’s side but a lot stayed with America and fought in the war. The Northwest ordinance established a government for the Northwest Territory. The Ordinance made a process…

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    requires a lot of money and time. Furthermore, from my experience when I visited Northwest Territories, I learned that the province has a hard time financially and timewise to translate every government document and product information into all their official languages. Northwest Territories chose to make some Aboriginal languages spoken in their area official and currently has eleven official languages. If Northwest Territories already has…

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    This led to increased potential to reignite a war with Britain, Washington order the Secretary of war to take action. This is the Northwest war, and General Anthony Wayne defeated the confederacy at Battle of Fallen Timbers and forced the confederacy leaders to surrender their claims to the Northwest Territory. The foreign treaties that Washington negotiated during his presidency caused the country to gain strength and stability. George Washington negotiated to critical…

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