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History Of Alaska 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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John Muir's Trail In HistoryJohn Muir was a man of great importance in the history of the United
States and in the preservation of it's beauty. His tireless efforts to protect
natural wonders such as Yosemite Valley demonstrated his undying love for the
outdoors. Muir took a stand against the destructive side of ...
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History Of The Panama CanalIn 1825, a group of American businesspeople announced the formation of a canal building company, with interests in constructing a canal system across the Isthmus. This project was to take place in an area now called Panama. The endeavor was filled with controversy. Though the canal itself was ...
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Crash Course In History NotesCrash Course Video Notes:
9/16/2014
Jeremy Tetreault
21 Columbus, de Gama, and Zheng He! 15[th] Century Mariners. Crash Course: World History #21
* Zheng He (China):
+ Greatest Admiral in Chinese history.
+ He was a Muslim.
+ 1405-1433 Zheng He, led 7 voyages through the Indian ...
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The History Of CanadaCANADA Did you ever stop
and wonder how much we take the place we live for granted? If you were to
take the time, you would discover how diverse are Canada's history,
geography, climate, economy, cultures and government. Did you know it is
the largest country in ...
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American History 1800 OutlineOutline
I The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism (1812-1824)
A On to Canada over Land and Lakes
a On the eve of the war of 1812, the regular army was ill-trained, ill-disciplined, and widely scattered
b The militia was even more poorly trained
c The offensive ...
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History Of The Bureau Of Land Management (BLM)History of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), an agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior, manages the remainder of the public domain -- a once vast expanse of land held in ownership by the United States Government for the American people. The ...
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Arthur Miller BiographyArthur Miller Biography
Personal Background
Arthur Miller was born in Harlem on October 17, 1915, the son of Polish immigrants, Isidore and Augusta Miller. Miller's father had established a successful clothing store upon coming to America, so the family enjoyed wealth; however, this ...
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Prescribed BurningIt's a promising tool, this idea of to defuel forests and help restore ecosystem health. But it's risky business, too, and smoke clouds public acceptance.
I THOUGHT FIRE SEASON HAD ENDED. BUT THE SCENT OF PINE SMOKE IN MY NOSTRILS LATE LAST OCTOBER TOLD ME SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
Deep in Oregon's ...
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Was the Ogdensburg Agreement a Surrender of Canadian Autonomy?Matthew Olivan
Mr. R. Wood
CHC2D7e
17 December 2015
Word Count: 2169
Was the Ogdensburg Agreement a Surrender of Canadian Autonomy?
Identification and Evaluation of Sources
One of the sources used in this historical investigation is Military Relations Between the United States ...
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Exxon Valdez Oil SpillABSTRACT
In March of 1989, the Exxon Valdez oil tanker ran aground on Bligh Reef
in Prince William Sound, Alaska. An eighteen foot wide hole was ripped into the
hull, and 10.9 million gallons of crude oil spilled into the ocean. In the
following weeks, many things transpired. This paper will ...
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Exxon ValdezOn March 24, 1989 at 4 minutes past midnight, the oil tanker ExxonValdez struck a reef in Alaska's breath-taking Prince William Sound. Instantaneously, the quiet waters of the sound became a sea of black. "We've fetched up - ah - hard aground north of Goose Island off Bligh Reef, and - ah - ...
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Native AmericansThe first people to inhabit the Americas were the Indians. Their settlements ranged across the Western Hemisphere and were built on many of the sites where modern cities now rise. They hunted deer, buffalo, and other game and cultivated land where today crops are still grown. Their hunters, ...
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ANWRTo start things off, ANWR stands for Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. This land is a 8.9 million acre piece land that houses some of the worlds most preserved produce, OIL! This piece of land is nothing but a frozen tundra with animas that can only survive off of little amounts of food. Drilling ...
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United States Modernization and ChangeThe first people to reach North America were Asian hunters and nomads. Following game along the Siberian coast, they crossed the land bridge that connected the two continents about 30,000 to 34,000 years ago. Once in Alaska, it took these first North Americans, the ancestors of Native American ...
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Global WarmingGlobal Warming
Many Americans don�t realize the how much their daily activities pollute the earth. Driving to and from work, using electricity, taking a hot shower, all of these things release some amount of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and contribute to global warming. Global warming ...
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Jimmy Carter: The 39th President Of The United StatesI.
"The president of the United States functions in many capacities:
head of state, head of government, commander in chief of the armed forces,
and leader of the president's political party. The president is thus the
single most unifying force in a political system in which power is ...
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Sexual Violence Against Native AmericansEuropean colonization in the Americas is what started the centuries of conflict between the immigrating Europeans and the indigenous Native Americans. Diseases were brought from overseas settlers, some possibly intentionally, which wiped out Native American villages. The Natives were murdered, ...
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Eagles 2The bald eagle is truly an all-American bird -- it is the only eagle unique to North America. It ranges over most of the continent, from the northern reaches of Alaska and Canada down to northern Mexico. The bald eagle, our national symbol, is listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act ...
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Imperialism in AmericaImperialism in America
It has been proven time and again throughout history that in order to survive, a nation must expand its borders and become more powerful. This is shown by the European countries' power at the beginning of the 20th century. They were the strongest countries in the world, ...
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