The Overland

Wikins’ Cherokee Tragedy: The Story of the Ridge Family and the Decimation of a People, “Experience indicated that water travel was less exhausting, less hazardous to life, than the overland route…” (Wikins, 317). Thurman Wikins also makes the claim that several Cherokee Indians for some reason preferred to travel the overland route instead of traveling by boat to get to the Indian Territory during the Trail of Tears. According to Thurman Wikins, “Most Cherokees felt a prejudice against water…

There have been many turning points throughout history that have greatly influenced and changed not only European society, but societies around the world. Two events that were major turning points in history are the outbreak of the bubanic plague and the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. These events sparked major changes due to the number of people who were effected by the results of the events. The bubanic plague had devastating effects on the social and economic lifestyles of Europeans,…

The Alaskan a Gold Rush. It was a big deal in the late 1800s. It attracted many people all over North America from Canada to Mexico. Everyone wanted to go to Alaska just got this. It was a out burst of people. It drew a lot of attention! There we many stories and novels written about the gold rush, such as "Gold Rush Fever" or the Last Great Gold a Rush. But there are two stories by Jack London that he had written about gold in this time era. The two books that he had wrote are "the Love of…

Clark. He made his first trip in his teens. In his travels he rediscovered the South Pass and “ascend the Missouri River” in a fur collecting business of 100 enterprising men. He also crossed the Mighty Rockies and was the first American to cross overland to California through the southwest. The desert was very hot when they crossed over; being very smart he and his men buried themselves in the sand to stay cool. He owned his own trading company which he later…

The Battle of the Wilderness The Battle of the Wilderness took place May 5-7 1864. This was the first battle that Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's 1864 Virginia Overland Campaign against Gen. Robert E. Lee. There was no definite winner or loser of this battle. The battle took place in Spotsylvania and orange, Virginia. The Union had 102,000 people and the Confederate had 61,000. The Union army had 18,400 casualties while the Confederate army had only 11,400. All of the battle was close…

set foot on his journey the Hastings party crossed the Salt Lake valley. When he was about 24 years of age he joined a group of emigrants at Elm Grove, Kansas, heading west to the Oregon territory. When they reached Willamette valley he led the overland wagon train to Oregon. He told his people the desert was only 40 miles across and he told them they would find water in less than 24 hours. They never…

snakeheads are really hurting the ecosystems of florida because they have no natural predators. The snakehead was introduced into the florida state. The snakehead was released by owners could not have them in captivity. The snakehead fish is carnivorous snake that attacks anything even if it's for fun. the snakehead has 29 different variations and all are aggressive . snakeheads are more aggressive when they have offspring . Snakehead has changed the ecosystem of florida. You can find the fish…

Due to a treaty with Great Britain, Polk was able to add a majority of the Oregon territory to the U.S., but Great Britain would give up its claim entirely. Polk wanted to get Britain out of North America, seeing as Spain and Russia had given up their claims. Again Manifest Destiny can be seen, the need to expand the U.S.'s power and hold of the nation. To "demand more than you want or expect, then, as you reduce your claim, you appear magnanimous", which sums up Polk's policies as president…

Greece was a place of a variety of differences in geography, ranging from the tall mountains to the blue Aegean Sea. In fact, even the Mediterranean climate was a factor in the Greek’s life, like the city state of Thebes. But despite some geographical differences, Greece maintained themselves and use the geography to their advantage in society, trade, and culture, socially, politically, and economically. Greece found ways to control geography, rather than letting geography control it. Greeks…

I personally have not had any direct interaction with the Kansas State Board of Nursing. During my senior year of high school I obtained my certified nursing assistant license, which I have only had to renew once. My current job at Overland Park Regional Medical Center does not enforce that I have to reinstate my license since I am currently in nursing school pursing my degree. With graduation coming up soon I am sure all of us will have communication with the BON (Board of Nursing) before we…