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Gulf Of Mexico Rocky Mountains
519 wordsWhen Thomas Jefferson became president of the United States in 1801, he dreamed of sending an expedition to explore the little-known territory west of the Mississippi river. Between 1783 and 1792 Jefferson has encouraged plans for three expeditions. All three expeditions failed. In January, 1803, he asked Congress for $ 2, 500 to pay for an expedition that might journey as far as the Pacific Ocean. The request was approval and kept secret because most of the region to be explored still belonged ...
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16 Th Century Northwest Passage
1,228 wordsThe promise of new riches and the potential discovery of the fabled Northwest Passage were the primary objectives, which fueled the exploration of the New World. Yet these goals were not practical enough when the European nations decided to colonize the Americas. Apparently, "a prosperous and enduring colonial empire depended on self-sustaining economic development" (page 33) rather than an autocratic and rigidly controlled colony in which everything was to benefit the parent country. The degree...
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Queen Elizabeth Francis Drake
1,252 wordsQueen Elizabeth & Her Explorers (1558 - 1603) Princess Elizabeth, a slender, athletic, extremely intelligent young woman, recieved an ideal Rennaissance education in Latin, Greek and modern languages, in history and Scripture. As Henry VIII's second eldest child, shunted back to third in line for the throne by the complex politics of the period, she also had a very practical education in political intrigue - and the fine art of political survival. She came in 1558 to the royal throne shaken by a...
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Labor Force Black Women
1,030 words... dly. Old women also have a unique position in the world of inter village warfare and politics. They are immune from the incursions of raiders and can go from one village to another with complete disregard for personal danger. In this connection they are sometimes employed as messengers and, sometimes, as the recovers of bodies. If a man killed near to village of enemy, old women from the slain village are permitted to recover his body. Also, because all Yanomamo women are afraid of being abd...
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Short Lived B C
1,012 wordsWales has a tumultuous and somewhat violent history. During the early years A. D. , the country was in turmoil with the Roman invasions, and the biggest defenses that the Welsh had were the deep, dark hills scattered all over the country. Without the safety of these hills, Wales would certainly have been taken over by the Romans. After the Romans left Wales, the Vikings presented a new threat to the peaceful lands of Wales. The Romans also had a huge effect on the Welsh religion and language. Wa...
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Role In Wars Jews And Arabs Religion
1,065 wordsReligion has played a key role in wars and death. Religion is the basis of belief for humans, it is a belief that there is a higher being that watches over us guiding us, a belief that there is life after death and if we follow these beliefs we shall enter heaven the most beautiful place. However religion has also played a role in wars, religious conflicts in Ireland (Protestants and Catholics). Israelis and Arabs (Holy Land) and the Holy Crusades of the eleventh century (recapturing the Holy La...
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Baltic Sea Military Aid
1,427 words... doubt. The Semigallian tribe had in fact been subject to Polotsk, however the tribe freed themselves in 1106, when they defeated the dukes of Polotsk. The Lettigallians did indeed pay tribute to Russia until the XIII century. Interestingly, the Jatvingian tribe was not named. Possibly, they had again fallen under the influence of Poland, or they had already freed themselves. It is known that the Ruthanians (a Slavic ethnic group, primarily of Western Ukraine, Galicia, and Bucovina) had repea...
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Lewis And Clark Clark Expedition
547 wordsSacajawea was born sometime during 1786 in a territory located in todays Idaho. She lived in her Rocky Mountain homeland the first 12 years of her life, up until she was kidnapped from her Shoshone people by an enemy tribe, the Hidasta's. Sacajawea was then sold to a French-Canadian fur trader named Toussaint Charbonneau as a slave, and was soon after claimed as one of his wives. During this time an expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory was being formed by Meriwhether Lewis and William C...
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King Richard Ii Troilus And Criseyde
1,107 wordsGeoffrey Chaucer has been called the Father of the English language. He did for the English narrative what Shakespeare later did for drama. He was the first writer to use lines of poetry that had an appeal to those interested in nature and books. His writing was very modern for his time, even more modern than the writings of others after he died, but he stayed within the traditions of medieval poetry. Chaucer was born in London, no one knows exactly what date but sometime between 1340 and 1344. ...
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Holy Roman Empire One Of The Most Powerful
1,328 wordsTwo Lives of Charlemagne The book Two Lives of Charlemagne by Einhard and Notker the Stammerer presents a unique biographical and historical work about such an outstanding personality as of Charlemagne. His name shines out over the historical landscape, revealing the Dark Ages and Anticipating the Renaissance. The book consists of two parts, written by the aforementioned authors separately. In their works both authors highlight different psychological traits of Charlemagne, focusing on different...
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Cabeza De Vaca De La
290 wordsCabeza de Vaca was an explorer who was born in Jerez de la Fronteria into a family that took the title, Cabeza de Vaca, head of a cow, from his mothers side of the family. In 1212 one of her ancestors- a shepherd named Martin Alhaja- had helped the Spanish Christians win an important battle against the Moors in by marking a unguarded mountain pass with a cow? s skull. The Christians attacked, scoring a major victory, and Alhaja and his defenders were honored by the name Cabeza de Vaca. In 1527 h...
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Inca Empire Civil War
506 wordsFrancisco Pizarro and his merry men Pizarro was born in 1476 and was assassinated in 1541. He was a Spanish explorer and conqueror of Peru noted for his courage, cruelty, and for his abilities as a military leader. Pizarro was born in Trujillo, Spain. He came to America in 1510 and took part in a number of exploratory expeditions, including that of Vasco de Balboa, which resulted in 1513 in Balboa claiming the Pacific Ocean and all the land it touched for Spain. Probably the biggest real-estate ...
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Lewis And Clark British And Americans
1,296 wordsMikos 1 Matt Mikos The Evolution of the Fur Trade and The Lewis and Clark Expedition (essay D &# 038; E) Charles Goodyear began his experiments with rubber in his early years simply trying to make a living. With despairing results, he continued his experiments through jail, poverty, mockery, and hunger. However, one February afternoon while showing off his latest formula, his persistence paid off. Completely by coincidence, a piece of his rubber concoction landed on a nearby wood stove. When Goo...
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Deir El Bahri Tuthmose Iii Ordered Hatshepsut
1,210 wordsQueen Hatshepsut was the first great woman in recorded history: the forerunner of such figures as Cleopatra, Catherine the Great and Elizabeth I. Her rise to power went against all the conventions of her time. She was the first wife and Queen of Thutmose II and on his death proclaimed herself Pharaoh, denying the old kings son, her nephew, his inheritance. To support her cause she claimed the God Amon-Ra spoke, saying welcome my sweet daughter, my favorite, the king of Upper and Lower Egypt, Maa...
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Mad White Giant Ate His Dog Allen
1,016 wordsA walk in the crocodiles shoes Explorers who make a living by writing about their expeditions know that it takes two journeys to make a book: the physical slog is followed by its recreation in literary form. And the second can be even more perilous than the first. Benedict Allen wasnt quite as green as the rainforest when he decided, at 22, to beat a path alone from the Orinoco to the Amazon. After all, hed got BSc in environmental science, and a doctorate in self-possession. But by the time the...
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John Smith American History
863 wordsJohn Smith has proved himself to be an inspiring leader and a skilled explorer who played a significant role in American history. His many accomplishments included helping found the original colony of Jamestown, saving it from a starving time, leading various expeditions of exploration, and courageously escaping from the Indians. John Smith had the qualities of a great leader, and all of his men seemed to think highly of him. Smith always recognized good qualities of his companions, and often co...
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Viking Probe Second Expedition Movie
770 wordsThe Book, the Movie The Martian Chronicles, written in 1950, was produced in 1979 as a made-for- television mini-series. As with most adapted screenplays, the movie differs from the novel. These differences are not that drastic and do not circumvent the overlying message of the piece. The first noted difference is the opening scene of the movie. It begins with the landing of the Viking probe on Mars. This change is possibly an attempt to explain away the results of the Viking probe. The audience...
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Arrival Of The Europeans American Indians
1,519 wordsIn the United States today people from all corners of the earth come together to form a melting pot. It can be described as a mesh of diversity which melds together to form a unique nation. The uniqueness of this country can best be attributed to by the contributions made by each of the different cultures that call it home. While many of these contributions may go unnoticed some have vastly changed the lifestyles of those who inhibit this land. As it remains well documented the first inhabitants...
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Magill Frank N Ray Bradbury
1,699 wordsRocket. That must have been Ray Bradbury's first word. The word rocket is the basis for any and all science fiction novels. Without such a diverse tool, science fiction would not be half as popular as it is today. Mr. Bradbury isnt the greatest sci-fi writer of all time, but he is most assuredly one of the top 20, (at least I think so). Born Ray Douglas Bradbury on August 22, 1920 in a little town known as Waukegan in Illinois. In 1926, Mr. Bradbury's family moved to Tucson Illinois where his fa...
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Felt That Earthmen Colonize Mars Spender
445 wordsThe Martian Chronicles, written by Raymond Bradbury, is a book that discusses s what might happen if Earthmen were to try to colonize Mars. There were four expeditions by Earthmen to Mars. The first three expeditions were destroyed by martians who were jealous or who were afraid of being colonized. The fourth expedition was different. There were no hostile martians or any martians at all. The men sent out a search and discovered that the martians had been wiped out by chicken pox, presumably tra...
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