1508‚ he left France on his first trip to the Americas on the ship La Pensee‚ which was owned by Jean Ango‚ and captained by Thomas Aubert. On his arrival he took a small fishing craft from the La Pensee and made his initiate explorations areas of Newfoundland and the St. Lawrence River‚ which is in Canada today. Verrazano left Madeira‚ Spain‚ on January 17‚ 1524‚ and his destination was at Cape Fear on March 1. Verrazano believed that North America was a thin isthmus
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goal for us. Expo 67 was Canada’s 100th birthday so they celebrating with a huge party and 50 million people from all across the world came to see bringing in lots of money for us. Terry Fox was a huge deal in 1980 and still is now. He ran from Newfoundland all the way to Canada to raise money for cancer research. He did all of this with only one leg and raised over $20 million before he died. When 9/11 happened in the United States‚ Americans came to Canada and stayed in the airports‚ Canadians wanted
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Section Review 1: 1. What English reformer has been called the “Morning Star of the Reformation?” John Wycliffe 2. Who gave England the first printed English Bible? William Tyndale 3. What kind broke England away from the Roman church? Henry VIII 4. Who was the first explorer in the Modern Age to reach the mainland of North America? John Cabot 5. Name the supposed water passage through North America from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The Northwest Passage 6. Who was the first
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mammals and 2 fish that were unknown to naturalists. He actually brought his trusty dog‚ Seaman along for the journey. Seaman was a 150 pound‚ big‚ black Newfoundland dog. He was very intelligent and was bought in Pittsburg‚ Pennsylvania for $20. What cost $20.00 in 1800 would cost $260.40 now; today $260 is the average you would pay for a Newfoundland puppy. Seaman helped the crew find new animals‚ sometimes he would have to protect them for bears or coyote’s. Their journey begins starting in Missouri
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Module 1 Comment on the claims that Nordic and West African people came to the Americas before ColuThe West Africans: The West Africans: As early as the 1920s‚ Leo Weiner‚ the originator of the thoughts that Africans made the journey before Columbus‚ gave evidence to support his ideas. In that specific year‚ he published‚ Africa and the Discovery of the Americas‚ making his points clear to the world. These beliefs and findings were appreciated by few but ignored by many. Eventually‚ historians have
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When 10-year-old Amelia Mary Earhart saw her first plane at a state fair‚ she was not impressed. "It was a thing of rusty wire and wood and looked not at all interesting‚" she said. It wasn’t until Earhart attended a stunt-flying exhibition‚ almost a decade later‚ that she became seriously interested in aviation. A pilot spotted Earhart and her friend‚ who were watching from an isolated clearing‚ and dove at them. "I am sure he said to himself‚ ’Watch me make them scamper‚’" she said. Earhart‚ who
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cod (type of fish) catching industry got a highly industrialized fishing vessel‚ and was able to catch from about 500‚000 to 800‚000 tons of codfish in Labrador and the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. In the 10 years to follow the cod population decreased to the point that‚ the amount of spawning cod out of Newfoundland in 1977 was a 94 percent drop from the amount in 1962. Another type of fish population to decline due to overfishing is the American shad. In Georges Bank on 1850 the halibut fish species
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Man’s presence in the eco-system requires a "green" approach to the use of animals. The principle of the sustainable use of a natural‚ renewable resource meets this requirement ecologically‚ conservationally and morally” (TheSealFishery.com). I think the seal hunt is one of the world’s best examples that refer to “green" approach to the use of a natural‚ renewable resource because seal hunting is a practice that is conducted safely as well as humanely. Seal hunt is widely practiced in countries
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unanimously agree for the Accord to go to parliament. With merely 12 days left until Harper started a filibuster stopping the Manitoba assembly from ratifying the Accord for Meech Lake. Although Newfoundland and Labradour did ratify the Accord‚ the new premier cancelled it Accords approval. This resigned Newfoundland form the support f the Meech Lake Accord. Along side New Brunswick followed suit
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The flight went from Trepassy Bay‚ Newfoundland‚ to Burry Port‚ Wales a distance of more than 2‚010 miles. Twenty hours and forty minutes after take off they landed safely in Wales‚ making Earhart the first woman to ride in a plane across the Atlantic Ocean. This accomplishment gave Earhart
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