Go through the Timeline and watch the video MABO The Man to learn about Eddie Koiki Mabo. Select a significant moment in Eddie’s life to research. Write a two-minute speech about this moment from Eddie’s point of view and present it to the class. Q2. When Captain James Cook arrived on the Australian continent’s eastern shore in 1770, he officially claimed Australia as Crown Land in the name of the King of Great Britain; denying the existence of any Indigenous ownership.
Champlain preferred Quebec as the site of the new colony * The expedition led by Samuel de Champlain consisted of twenty-four canoes, sixty warriors and only three white men * They discovered a great fresh water lake and named it Lake Champlain. After fighting with the Iroquois the expedition returned to Quebec and the colony of Quebec started to grow * 1603 August : Samuel de Champlain sailed home to France * 1604: Samuel de Champlain returned to Canada and joined the expedition led by the fur trader Pierre Du Gua de Monts (1558-1628) to Acadia. Samuel de Champlain acted as historian and cartographer for de Monts * Pierre Du Gua de Monts supported Samuel de Champlain on all of his future explorations over the next few years * 1607 September: Samuel de Champlain and his fellow colonists in Acadia returned to France due to lack of support from their backers * 1608: Samuel de Champlain returned to Quebec * 1608 July 3: Samuel de Champlain laid the foundation of the Abitation de Quebec * 1608: Samuel de Champlain joined the Hurons in an expedition against the Iroquois, who they
But in 1887 the United States obtained from the Hawaiian king of Hawaiian king the exclusive right to establish a coaling and repair station. With this agreement, surveys were made of the harbor and plans were made to remove or dredge the obstructing bar. But nothing was done to improve the harbor until the island was annexed by the United States. With the ownership of the island the US government made Pearl Harbor a first class naval base. By dredging a channel
Outline Thesis: Jules Verne tells a complicated version of person vs. nature theme, reveals the rebellious nature of submarine captain Nemo and is considered the father of Science Fiction by the way he foretold changes in technology. Introduction: In the story “20000 leagues under the sea” by Jules Verne, Verne gives us in-depth knowledge into life beneath the waves. He reveals the thoughts and ideas of a renegade submarine captain. Not only this, but Verne foretells numerous changes in technology some 60 years before such was possible and is considered the father of science fiction by doing so. I.
It led the 1607-1608 voyage of settlers that led to the founding of Jamestown. John Smith was aboard the ship and he helped influence the modern world by exploring the “New World”. His books and maps are extremely important in supporting the colonization of the Americas. Smith trained the settlers how to fight, farm, and build. He had a saying that was, “ he who shall not work, shall not eat.” The voyages leader was Governor Ratcliffe though.
He also helped expedite completion of the Panama Canal, which was vital for travel between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in half the time previously required. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the end of the Russo-Japanese war, where he was negotiating. He was also deemed the country’s first environmentalist president in 1906, when he signed the National Monuments act, protecting sites such as the Grand Canyon and preventing damage to wildlife sanctuaries, national forests and federal game reserves. “He also made headway with the nation’s infrastructure, instigating 21 federal irrigation
Theodore Roosevelt to describe the assertion of U.S. dominance as a moral imperative. 8. The Influence of Sea Power upon History: 1660-1783 -is an influential treatise on naval warfare written in 1890 by Alfred Thayer Mahan. It details the role of sea power throughout history and discusses the various factors needed to support a strong navy. 9.
Christopher Columbus was a navigator, colonizer, and explorer whose voyages across the Atlantic Ocean led to general European awareness of the American continents in the Western Hemisphere. His historical findings changed our scientific understanding of the natural world. We acknowledge the spherical Earth, the use of the trade winds, and new plant and animal life he introduced to the “New World.” During his lifetime, Columbus led a total of four expeditions to the New World discovering many of the Caribbean islands, the Gulf of Mexico, and the South and Central America main lands. On October 12, 1492, after a thirty-three-day voyage from the Canary Islands, Columbus landed in San Salvador in the eastern Bahamas. He thought San Salvador was
Why Captain Cook Was Killed in Hawaii in 1779 In 1776 we set out on our third voyage to find the Northwest Passage. By now most of England knew about the genius that was Captain James Cook. I knew what an honour it would be to be able to say I had helped Captain Cook discover a highly useful and efficient trade route that connected the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. However when we eventually got up to the Arctic Circle it was a completely different story. We looked and looked for a way through, but every time we just hit ice and were forced to turn back.
His thesis analyzed England’s inaction with Germany prior to the start of WW II. Jack was assigned to the South Pacific during WW II leading a PT Boat. He was awarded medals for leadership when he saved the crew after a crash with an enemy vessel. John F Kennedy was sworn into the presidency of the United States on Jan 20th 1961. He presided over a tumultuous time in American history.