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    heavily on commerce. Silver and sugar are major factors in the economy‚ so we can go and try to take over as many plantations and mines as we can. We can start a governance system called the Council of Indies which is run by viceroys that can facilitate trade and the collection of taxes‚ thus bringing our union more power. This combination will bring us plenty of profit from the exploration and maybe‚ eventually‚ occupation. The spread of Catholicism in the New World will be rather simple‚ as everything

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    Colonizing is to establish or secure permanently a residence or it is‚ to become fixed‚ resolved‚ or established residence or colony. frontiers of inclusion is a border between two countries/a region that forms the margin of settled or developed territory that decide to include another group‚ religion‚ country and or settlers into their culture or environment. Exclusion is to prevent or restrict the entrance or/to expel or bar especially from a place or position previously occupied. An inclusive

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    Astor was among the more than 1‚500 victims aboard the sinking ship. John Astor IV was born to William Backhouse Astor‚ Jr. and Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor. John Jacob IV was the great–grandson of John Jacob Astor whose fortune‚ made in the fur trade and real estate‚ made the Astor family one of the wealthiest in the United States. The Astor family also owned a Victorian/colonial style mansion in New Jersey‚ that was later owned by Lance Clarke‚ executive chairman of Clark Shoes. Mr Clarkes daughter

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    frontiers-A. Took several century to understand the geography. The Fur Trade: 1. Flourished between 1670-1840s‚ important spur to the exploration of w.-B.+F. First to explore W. In search of beaver pelt-depended on N.A.(Cree‚Assiniboins&Blackfeet)-creating metis-B. Dominated fur trade-A. Wanted to challenge it-Lewis&Clark expedition& “rendezvous”system by 1820s of Rocky M. Fur Company by Ashley-met at appointed location to trade- loud‚polyglot&many-day affair w/ many nations. 2. Mountain men rarely

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    The Swensons and Engstroms in America Although no definitive explanation exists for William’s father‚ Charley Swenson‚ remaining in Sweden instead of emigrating with his parents and siblings‚ prospects of a sustainable livelihood accorded him by the inheritance of his father’s property suggests a plausible reason. Conversely‚ the rocky land of northern Gotland‚ hardly suitable for agriculture‚ provided an inhospitable environment for any farmer wishing to flourish.1 Nevertheless‚ perhaps with

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    my project I had made a tepee from the Early Native American tribes. A tepee was a home to the Native Americans. A tepee was built like a cone with lumber to make its shape and covered with animal skin and fur that was hunted. The fur was very helpful to them because during the winter the fur kept the tepee warm. The purpose of my item I constructed serve how the Native Americans lived. Also it shows how these people used their resources to live. The tepee I made is a way of showing how it was

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    Short Essay Assignment History 224 Critical Analyses of: “Canada before 1760” The account of “Canada before 1760‚”1 illustrates how life in Canada is often misinterpreted before this time. Misinterpretation often occurs due to the biased portrayal‚ as well as debates‚ on such topics as frontierism vs. metropolitanism‚ decapitation theory vs. changing masters theory‚ the significance of the roles played by the natives vs. the European colonists‚ and also the power religion had or did not

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    grew vegetable crops. Today‚ more than half of the First Nations people live on reserves. Others live and work in cities across whole Canada. Many of the early French fur traders and some English traders married First Nations women. Their children and descendants are the Metis people. The Metis were an important part of the fur trade and they developed their own distinct freestanding on the savannah. When Europeans arrived in what is now Canada‚ they began to make agreements‚ or pacts‚ with Aboriginal

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    does not promote Canadian identity. It is understandable why the Canadian government would want to promote Canadian identity‚ but regulating the media is not the answer. When was the last time Justin Bieber sang a song about the war of 1812 or the fur trade? The answer is never‚ and chances are it will never happen. Unless the government is forcing popular

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    most interested to trade and were the most successful in creating an effective trading relationship with the Indians. * They brought stuff from Europe that the natives wanted such as: beads‚ pots‚ pans‚ alcohol‚ and weapons. * They were known as the “gift givers”. * Coureurs de bois traveled to trade fur with the natives and had good trading relationship with the natives. * The voyageurs were simply traders that befriended and recruited Indians into the fur trade. * The French

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