Settlement Revision Settlement Site There are eight main things that help to choose a site to build a settlement. They are called factors. The eight factors are Wet point Dry point Building Materials Defence Fuel Supply Food Supply Bridging point Shelter and Aspect. Wet Point. A settlement needs to be close to a reliable source of water. In early days‚ rivers were clean enough to give a safe‚ permanent supply. Dry Point. A site has to be safe from flooding and away from marshy areas
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The First Transcontinental Railroad (known originally as the "Pacific Railroad" and later as the "Overland Route") was a railroad line built in the United States between 1863 and 1869 by the Central Pacific Railroad of California and the Union Pacific Railroad that connected its statutory Eastern terminus at Council Bluffs‚ Iowa/Omaha‚ Nebraska[1][2] (via Ogden‚ Utah and Sacramento‚ California) with the Pacific Ocean at Alameda‚ California on the southern shore of San Francisco Bay opposite San Francisco
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The greatness of Alexander (the Great) is often a much debated question. The importance of such debates is arguably minimal- Alexander was quite clearly a great ruler‚ possibly the greatest to ever live. A much more disputable question regarding Alexander is that of his cruelty throughout his reign as Macedonian King. In order to ascertain the extent of Alexander ’s cruelty one must analyze a number of key events which occurred during his kingship. These include the actions he took following Phillips
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The article I chose to critique was Women’s Role in the American West by T. A. Larson. One main argument presented was that women’s roles in the West were often ignored in most writings during the late 1800’s. Larson stated that women of the West were treated as if they were of small significance‚ judging by the little attention they received from historians. Such examples of this were shown throughout the article from sources such as John A. Hawgood’s America’s Western Frontier‚ LeRoy R. Hafen
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many ways that you can safely approach and cross a Railroad Crossing. The more people that begin driving every year‚ and drivers total on the road‚ the more deaths there are that occur at railroad crossing because they do not know how to correctly handle a railroad crossing. Which is why it is extremely important to understand this and fully grasp how to handle a railroad crossing when they come up. One of the most important things to do at a railroad crossing is to slow down‚ you should do this whether
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The Great Encounter of China and the West When the Chinese and Europeans first came into contact with each other‚ there was a mutual fascination for the other’s culture‚ or way of life. The Chinese began to look at the European culture. They became interested in Western thinking. They were also beginning to look at the religion that the European missionaries were preaching about‚ Christianity. On the other end‚ the Europeans who came in contact with the Chinese were fascinated by their culture
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Settlements Geography MYP5A Uzaifa Sheikh 09/02/2012 Many problems exist for Less Economically Developed Countries’ cities all around the world. These may range from the favelas of South America to shanty towns present in Asia. Haphazard growth is one of the greatest difficulty for these slums and governments are striving to find practical and efficient solutions for shanty towns‚ such as the Rocinha in Rio de Janeiro. The UN needs to assist LEDCs in diminishing the issue at hand. There are
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The creation of the first transcontinental railroad was a historical moment that would allow for expansion across from coast to coast. In 1870‚ the first tracks of a dream were being nailed into the future. In just a week‚ people could travel west in search of land to settle on. The railroads allowed for faster transportation‚ and economic development‚ portraying the West as a “land of limitless opportunity.” The railroad impacted westward expansion by allowing people and cargo to be transported
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- Federal Laws Impact the Great West Name Research each of the laws listed in the following chart in order to complete the following chart. Law Date established Description of law Impact of Law on West and/or on US Homestead Act May 20‚1862 Any adult citizen‚ or intended citizen‚ who had never borne any arms against the US could claim 160 acres of surveyed government land. This act encouraged people to expand or move out of where they were and go west and explore the land. Morrill
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Selkirk Settlement came true. At his own expense‚ Selkirk took the settle of many poor people of the British Isles in North America. His ideas that a migration of the poor could be beneficial for his new colony and would help him resolve the problem in strengthening the fur trade Empire. Selkirk established a small and successful settlement in Prince Edward Island as well in the Red River Valley. However‚ his colony faced competition‚ money issues‚ and many challenges. The Red River Settlement was not
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