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Fur Trade Essays and Term Papers
The Brief History Of AlaskaWe first learned about Alaska in 1741 when Captain Vitus Bering, a Danish navigator, landed on the Alaskan islands. Soon after his discovery, Russians established the first white settlement on Kodiac Island, in 1784. The Russian hunters and traders went there in search of valuable furs so that ...
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Alberta Tar Sands Essay“Only when the last tree had died and the last river has been poisoned…will we realize that we cannot eat money”. This is an old Cree saying that is very applicable today. Is the mining of the Alberta tar sands worthwhile, knowing its devastating effects on the environment? There are very valid ...
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ColonizationThe Colony of Roanoke was one of the first English colonies to be established; but was not a successful one. Most likely due to the lack of needed resource, location of the colony, or Indian inhabitants. Colonization was attempted several times. The time period between John White's return to the ...
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Native AmericansNative Americans
Through out the history when humans walked the earth there always has been a dominant group trying to convert people different from them into sharing their beliefs and cultures. There has been many different process that these dominant groups have tried to convert their sub ...
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The Glorious Revolution and Imperial CrisisIntroduction
The late 1600's saw the start of the Glorious Revolution and the beginning of change for economic and political rights in the American colonies. The idea that all individuals have the right to life, liberty and the property was introduced by John Locke. By the late 1700's the ...
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