The New Northwest

This ordinance was also a system to distribute land and create new states, specifically in the Northwest territory. The previous system, established territories that would eventually join the original states once their population grew. The Northwest Ordinance was different because it would allow the territories to become states after they grew enough. In the beginning, each territory would have a governor…

Before the current United States Constitution there was the Articles of Confederation. This frame of a government, and how it would organize a new nation, came about during America’s fight for independence against the British. This fast answer to a monumental problem would only come to provide temporary relief, for the New World would require structure far greater than what was provided in the Articles of Confederation. Though the founders did not know at the time, they would come to learn…

The beliefs and values embraced by Thomas Jefferson in his Letter to James Madison can be seen by some as archaic and insensible to a growing society. Although America’s values on the basis of economy and society have shifted somewhat, a few of his ideas can still be interwoven into how America regards itself. Another writing of Jefferson’s will be referenced in the course of this essay, since it has a clearer sense of why Jefferson felt the way he did about agrarian societies. This writing is…

the United States of America began traveling through the Northwest Passage without the permission from Canada, lobbying the Northern waters to become international (Dickason and Newbigging 277). Canada saw the United States as a threat and acted swiftly to grant the Northerners their request for self-government. A political accord was signed by both parties in 1992 (Belanger, 222). In 1993, representatives of the Canadian government, Northwest Territories and Nunavut Tunngavik signed a land…

Fighting between the United States and Native Americans in the Old Northwest Territory predated the war by six months (Lewis, n.d.). Black Hawk, who would later lead Sauk and Fox warriors during the war bearing his name, led Sauk warriors during several attacks against the United States during the War of 1812 (Lewis, n.d…

robberies in America, but only one remains a mystery. The name Dan Cooper, also known as DB Cooper, is well known by many. This was the name of the passenger who skyjacked the Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 305 on November 24, 1971. Cooper threatened to blow up the plane if he was not given four parachutes and 200,000 dollar, so Northwest Airlines responded willingly. After landing in Seattle to get his demands, the plane refueled and took off again. Today, there is evidence that people use to…

name shows, Washington State is the only state which was named after a president. The name honors the first president of United States, George Washington. Geographically, Washington State occupies 71,303 square miles. The state is in the Pacific Northwest Region of USA; this means it is between Pacific Ocean, Idaho, British Columbia (Canada) and Oregon. Due to this location Washington has one of the most…

would not have become available to mining companies. Since the amount of ice in the Arctic has been decreasing annually, new shipping routes have been accessible, and this helps the shipping industry cut costs. Finally, Inuit communities in the North have been benefiting from the increase in development in the Arctic, as well the cost of food will be decreasing due to the new shipping routes…

Seattle has had a rough past, often by relying on only a single industry at a time and then rebounding with a new industry just as the previous is collapsing in on itself. In the fall of 1851, two courageous brothers landed at Alki Point on the west side of Elliot Bay. They spent a winter there before ultimately deciding to migrate to the east shores where they established what is now Seattle. The first major industry was logging. The timber trade proved to be the primary source of growth in…

Lens Summary Introduction: Politics has a profound effect on all aspects of life; as its influence is evident in the aviation industry. The airline industry is heavily dependent on its consumers. It parodies the economical state the United States exists in. Many of the reasons why individuals travel via airlines can be accredited to business trips, meetings and tourism. Two of the main reasons why individuals travel are directly reliant on the state of the economy. This directly affects its…