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Lake Champlain Square Kilometers
1,879 wordsVermont has been called a piece of America's past. In no other state has natural beauty been so untouched by modern development. In no other state has the small-town atmosphere of more than a century ago been so well preserved. Often chosen as a comfortable second home by city dwellers, Vermont seemingly has escaped the ugly urban sprawl that pollutes so many parts of the nation. The state has long been noted for its hardy, independent people. Their rugged New England character was probably orda...
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Lake Champlain Supreme Court
1,875 words... s opened in Dorset in 1785, Vermont marble has been used in many buildings, including the United States Supreme Court building in Washington, D. C. Granite is taken from the Barre region and from other quarries on the east slopes of the Green Mountains. The slate industry is also centered in Rutland County. Vermont is one of the top four states in talc production. Sand and gravel are also valuable mineral products. The state was once a leader in asbestos production, but health concerns relat...
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War Of 1812 Lake Champlain
488 wordsThe war of 1812 was fought between the United States and Great Britain from June 1812 to December 1814 when the peace treaty was signed. It was in fact a war that once and for all confirmed American Independence. From the end of the American Revolution in 1783, the United States had been irritated by the failure of the British to withdraw from American territory along the Great Lakes. Since this conflict did not end peacefully, the United States declared War on Great Britain on June 12, 1812. Ev...
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Orders In Council Andrew Jackson
1,038 wordsBackground Over the course of the French revolutionary and the Napoleonic wars between France and Great Britain (1793 - 1815), both belligerents violated the maritime rights of neutral powers. The United States, endeavoring to market its own produce, was especially affected. To preserve Britain's naval strength, Royal Navy officers impressed thousands of seamen from U. S. vessels, including naturalized Americans of British origin, claiming that they were either deserters or British subjects. The...
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War Of 1812 United States Wages
1,304 wordsUnited States Wages War The American Revolution did not mark the end of tensions and hostilities between Britain and the newly independent United States. Neither country was pleased with the agreements made at the conclusion of the American Revolution. Americans were angry with the British for failing to withdraw their British soldiers from American territory and their unwillingness to sign trade agreements favorable to the United States. The division of land and the loss of the Ohio River Valle...
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Million Years Ago 000 Years Ago
648 wordsThe Evolution of Lake Champlain Basin A billion years ago, Lake Champlain and all of North America was covered by huge glaciers. The air was rich in oxygen because of photosynthesis done by plants. The Adirondacks Mountains Mountain-building events made the then 20, 000 feet Adirondack Mountains. Minerals such as garnet, anorthosite, and diopside came from metamorphic rocks. The Iapetus Ocean What is now the Champlain Valley started to rift 600 million years ago. It turned into the Iapetus Ocean...
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