In Independance‚ Indianapolis March 1‚ 1847 I began the journey to Oregon with a couple of my good acquaintances Jermaine‚ Jesus‚ Chester‚ and Max. Everything we brought was written in our group list. As we started to head off we were accompanied by a group of girls in Illinois‚ they were also traveling to Oregon‚ they wanted help passing Cheyenne territory up ahead. We agree to escort them but they had to pay half of the fee for the wagon master. Their names were Edmel‚ Alaysa‚ Cheyenne‚ Arianna
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The American Fur Company Sarah Julien Business and Society MGMT 363 9/27/10 INTRODUCTION The American Fur Company was a relentless monopoly operating in the climatic era of the fur trade. It was established by John Jacob Astor in 1808. The company was created at a time that was favorable to its expansion; it even grew to have a more powerful presence than the federal government over vast areas. This case study analysis will evaluate John Astor in terms of his motives‚ managerial
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Running Head; WHICH NUT Which Nut has More Energy? Aidan J. Flood Christ the King Many people ate peanuts such as explorers; the ones that explored the colonies. They lived off of the types of nuts grown in the colonies. (The life and Times of a Peanut) Many people ate nuts such as walnuts‚ peanuts‚ and almonds. All of the nuts pack a ton of energy inside. The testing was on which nut had more energy. It is necessary to test or experiment with the power of a nut‚ so people know how much
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Question#02: How did the environment of the American Fur Company change in the 1830’s? What deep historical forces are implicated in these changes? The American Fur Company: The American Fur Company was founded by John Jacob Astor in 1808. The company grew to monopolize the fur trade in the United States by 1830‚ and became one of the largest businesses in the country. In early 1830’s it seemed nothing could slow Astor. But this environment suddenly changed for fur companies. Although the American
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Cultural Analysis: Oregon vs. Economic disempowerment Trees‚ fresh grass‚ clean air and‚ “low air pollution” is all aspects of Northern Oregon. Home sweet home‚ I was raised here‚ and this culture will always be a part of me. Even though it is not a well know-culture due to it is minusculely of the state‚ it is still present. Though the culture is known for the smell of the sweet grass‚ crisp apples‚ hemp oil and‚ hippie culture. From the Buddhist pamphlets‚ organic Weed and‚ Nike
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Fanno Creek is a 15-mile (24 km) tributary of the Tualatin River in the U.S. state of Oregon.[3] Part of the drainage basin of the Columbia River‚ its watershed covers about 32 square miles (83 km2) in Multnomah‚ Washington‚ and Clackamas counties‚ including about 7 square miles (18 km2) within the Portland city limits. From its headwaters in the Tualatin Mountains (West Hills) in southwest Portland‚ the creek flows generally west and south through the cities of Portland‚ Beaverton‚ Tigard and Durham
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Congressmen in the South wanted to annex the Republic of Texas into the Union because slavery was established there‚ and this would give them the leg up to trip the scale in their favor. So in response Anti-slavery faction rapidly moved to Oregon Country. Both sides feared that one side would get the upper hand while there was more land to settle nearby. In this manner western lands continued to be settled in order to maintain the fragile balance between both sides. With the migrating to the
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In the 19th century‚ the gripping desire to expand became the forefront of many colonialist minds. The United States was no stranger to greed for land; the country‚ earlier founded on the exploration of Christopher Columbus‚ considered the development of their country as something greatly hindered on the expansionist ideologies that were eventually funnelled through the widely-known doctrine: Manifest Destiny. Settlers resolutely believed in what was considered to be the “inevitable” expansion of
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American Westward migration during the nineteenth century was a difficult journey for various reasons. Emotionally many of the migrants were leaving the majority of their friends‚ family and belongings behind. Additionally there was the stress of having to lighten the load by walking the journey or leaving behind precious belongings along the way. Emigrants traveled in wagon trains banded together with other single men heading to gold rushes‚ or in groups of extended family and neighbors. The hardships
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considered the last strong pre-Civil war president. Polk is widely noted for his successes in the foreign policy. Furthermore‚ he threatened Britain with war over an issue‚ in which the US owned the Oregon Country‚ after backing away over ownership of the Oregon region with Britain. Hence‚ during his tenure‚ the Oregon issue was solved between the US and Britain in which both states agreed to do partitioning of the Pacific Northwest at the 49th parallel. Eventually‚ the territory of the US extended to the
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