On July 24, 1534, Jacques Cartier erected at the mouth of Gaspe harbour and placed a thirty foot cross in the name of France. Cartier's "traffic sign had pointed the way for explorers, missionaries, traders and settler who had gradually changed, dispersed, and enclosed the Native populations." ...

Do you ever wonder why some countries are poor; and why is the U.S so rich? Most Civics and History classes throughout our life as students have taught us about third-world countries. They give the explanation of why these countries are poor by saying, "third-world countries have communism, the...

What is America? Did this land of the free belong to the white settlers in the 1800's when they first arrived or the Native Americans who cultivated here thousands of years ago? While hunting down the American dream, settlers have almost committed genocide to the Native American tribes aroun...

What is America? Did this land of the free belong to the white settlers in the 1800's when they first arrived or the Native Americans who cultivated here thousands of years ago? While hunting down the American dream, settlers have almost committed genocide to the Native American tribes aroun...

Grey Wolves in the United States The wolves of North America have had a difficult time over the last several centuries. Starting from an estimated high of 400,000 when European Americans started settling on North American shores, wolf populations dropped to around 60,000 in the late 1960's a...

Why America should not answer with rage September 11, 2001 is a very significant day for all United States citizens and will always be remembered just like Pearl Harbor is remembered. There are some people though, that believe that eventually it will be forgotten. The author of an article calle...

"Petroleum is the most important fossil fuel in the modern industrial world" (Craig, 2001). Petroleum, a base for many types of fuel and lubricants, is nonrenewable resource. One day, we will have no more oil; but until that day comes, earth's inhabitants will have to buy and sell t...

The empire of Ghana was an important black trading state in West Africa. Arab camel caravans brought salt and copper from mines in the Sahara and dried fruits from North Africa to Ghana's markets. There, the products were traded for gold, ivory, and slaves from regions south of Ghana. Ghanaian jewe...

Englishman Wm. Bradford and John smith are portrayed as two men whose dreams and goals could only be accomplished on the grounds of America. These two men were two of the earliest settlers in North America and came upon many similar obstacles on their journeys to America. Nevertheless, they were qu...

During the end of the 16th century England desired more and needed to broaden its horizons. Despite England's first colony in North America, the "Lost Colony", another colony was to be started just off the Chesapeake Bay. England's search for treasure, rival to compete with the ...

The St. Albans Raid of 1864 was essentially a breach in the neutrality agreement between the United States and England. The controversial aspect of this event was that it involved Confederate soldiers raiding a northern Union town through the Canadian border, which, at that time, was still a colony ...

Horses have been an important and influential part of North American and European history. In his book, Ecological Imperialism: The Biological Expansion of Europe, Alfred W. Crosby argues that horses helped to bring about European's successful colonization of a number of temperate regions ...

New Worlds for All, Europeans, and the Remaking of Early America. By Colin G. Calloway. Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press, 1997. Colin G. Calloway effectively states to his readers that the Indians of the North America were not just pushed aside by the Europeans who had begun exploring a...

Research Report Asians in North America are discriminated for any reason people can find. From there colour to the way they speak. Japanese and Chinese began immigrating to North America during the mid- 1800's and were a great target of cheap labour. Working anywhere from farm...

The Dutch, for a while, controlled the slave trade. At first thousands, then hundreds of thousands of slaves, mostly from Africa, were being transported from various parts of the world. There were even traces of slavery in some African kingdoms. Slavery became a way for wealthy landowners to own...

South America. One simple word, and dozens of ideas, thoughts, pictures, people and places swarm into your head. A continent full of exotic and eccentric customs, but so many similarities to our own country, the United States. One thing's for sure, they certainly don't skimp on their celeb...

During the years of 1600-1763, there was a major struggle over who would possess the wide stretches of land throughout the New World which, involved three European Nations: France, Spain, and England. Throughout the endeavor for the land of the New World, England became triumphant because of their ...

If what they say is true and that "home where is the heart is:" the African-American soldier's heart must have been torn as he went to battle fighting for democracy while at home his own blood suffered from racial prejudice. In a two-front war of their own, World War II took on speci...

Seventeen sixty-three was a year of great celebration, it was the year of the French and Indian War's end. The British defeated the French and their Native American allies, in North America. The colonists were pleased with the British victory, because they could now live in peace. However, a...

The competition for trading advantages started with overseas expansion at the end of the sixteenth century. It started with the increase in the supply of silver in Europe. That caused for prices to change, which caused inflation. All of this caused furhter economic instabilit. The most visibl...

NATO North America Takes Over (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) N.A.T.O to Americans and many Europeans is a security blanket, but to others it is a terror. A terror only interested in its own politics, not human rights. To "Americans" it is there to prevent human suffrage and a cris...

Africa is a very deserted continent. It has mostly third-world countries and is very under-developed. Deserts cover a large area of the terrain. There are not many large cities and societies compared to other continents such as Europe and North America. Small tribes, however, are very common and fol...

Aftermath of 9/11 Terrorism has become a huge problem in the world today, you can see it everyday in the news and when it happens it seems to change our everyday life dramatically. On September 11, 2001 a terrorist organization know as Al-Qaeda put in motion the largest terrorist attack agains...

Effects of the War of 1812 The War of 1812 with Britain was difficult for our new Nation. There were many losses, and the White House in Washington, D.C. was burned by the British. However, the early victory of the U.S. Navy, the leadership of able generals such as Andrew Jackson and William Henr...

Beginning in the early 1800s the United States began a mission of westward expansion. The concept of Manifest Destiny encouraged Americans to spread their civilization all the way to the Pacific Ocean, and even down into Mexico and Central America. However, with a rapidly developing economy, the U...