Territory

The expansion of slavery fueled the desire for american conquests in Cuba and Hawaii, the seizure of Mexican Territory located below the line of the Missouri Compromise, and the removal of the cherokee from their southern homelands. Southerners were ecstatic about gaining southern territories in which they could use slaves. First eyeing Cuba in 1854, americans attempted to add the territory as a slave state. However, the proposal was shot down by northern abolitionists. Meanwhile Hawaii was…

Anna Mosser the reason lions live in prides of various sizes and have territories of varying sizes were researched. The authors wanted to know what factors lead the African lions to living in prides and what benefits there are. Yet about one third of the females will disperse to start new prides. Also males live alone after four years or create groups of males that will challenge other pride residence for their territory. Territories are defended by its residence by scent, roaring, guarding and…

the Colombian territory, arrived in 1500 through its Caribbean coast. The other one, coming from the Southwest, was sent by the conqueror Francisco Pizarro, who, after defeating to the Incas, decided to explore more territories in order to conquest them. Although both expeditions were made separately, it is important to point out that both of them were produced by economical and political reasons. Within the economical enterprise of the colonization of the Spanish overseas territories, the…

to expand the American territory and gain power over the new lands. First, the expansion’s spirit motivated adventurous white settlers to explore and claiming the western lands. Daniel Boone was the first explorer of the trans-Appalachian territory, and stablished the Boones borough, known in 1767 as Kentucky. Inspired by the Boones achievements, many others white settlers followed the Wilderness Trail. (Fraser 155). Within all these claiming of the western territories, the Congress enacted a…

the Israeli Defense Force, in the Israeli-occupied territories during the Second Intifada. Israel won the occupied territories, also known as the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, in the 6-Day War of 1967; however, they are not officially part of Israel. In 1987 to 1991, there was a Palestinian uprising in the occupied territories, the First Intifada, involving resistance and civil disobedience. Israel deployed many soldiers into the occupied territories, and an estimated 1,674 people were killed in…

Treaties, expeditions, and purchases expanded the United States’ territory. The Louisiana purchase doubled the size of the United States and allowed Americans to have control of trade over the Mississippi River. In buying the Louisiana purchase, Thomas Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark on an expedition to map out and explore the new territory. The treaty of Ghent helped secure Jefferson’s purchase by removing the British troops and showing European countries that the United States were independent…

and state level, ultimately giving them power and control over Congress, the Supreme Court, and the government. The United States’ victory in the Mexican War added half a million square miles to the United States, more than a third of its prewar territory. There was a question over whether or not the newly acquired property of California would be a free or a slave state. Congress finally reached agreed to the Compromise of 1850, admitting California as a free state but also gave the South a much…

imperialistic tendencies. This could be closely related to the fact that our founding countries have too had a taste for acquiring new territories. With the capturing of these new lands, the country expects that the gains of these new territories will bring positive circumstances as opposed to negative effects. Fortunately, through the acquisition of the Louisiana territory in 1803 and Puerto Rico in 1899, we as a country have greatly benefitted. During the time of the Louisiana Purchase, the…

there would have to be an amendment made in order to complete the purchase considering it never gave rules on how to obtain foreign territory. He was correct, based on the constitution there should have been an amendment made in order to expand the country. In December…

limitations of their army. Two leaders that demonstrated exceptional leadership in ancient civilization were the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses and King Hattusilis III of Hittite. Around 1259 BCE, Hittite was an emerging civilization attempting to expand their territory. The Hittites succeed in their expansion through military force until they encountered the Egyptians. Well established at the time Egypt was not easily conquered. According to Sources of The Making of the West, neither civilization…