Northwest Passage

The opening up of the north polar sea between 1815 and 1817 had prompted Barrow to propose a plan to send two expedition voyages, one in search of the Northwest Passage and the other to proceed from the sea of Spitzbergen towards the North Pole. Accordingly he sent the plan to the President and Council of the Royal Society which duly returned with their approval and the orders were issued by the Board of the Admiralty. Examining such interplay between scientific institutions, such as the Royal Society

spanned the continent, the Northwest Passage, and also to document new discoveries he made along the way. He picked his best friend William Clark to lead the expedition with him, and they were “to ascend the Missouri river with a boat as far as it is navigable, and then go by land to the western ocean if nothing prevents.”1 Their mission, given to them by Thomas Jefferson, who was president at the time; was of the utmost importance for whoever found the fabled Northwest Passage first and controlled it

man the northwest passage is so elusive. Extensive:(adjective) Lengthy. That was an extensive journey. Lucrative:(adjective) profitable. That fur trade is very lucrative. Northwest passage:(noun) would make it a lot easier for european travellers to reach chinese and indian markets. We will travel through the northwest passage. Pilar:(noun) a natural structure of rocks that usually stand at the entrance to a passage. Those are magnificent pillars. Strait:(noun) a narrow water passage. We sailed

Until the late 1400's, Europeans did not know the existence of the two American continents ( North and South America ). To the European explorers, exploring the other side of the Atlantic was like exploring an entire different world, hence the name- the New World. In 1492, Christopher Columbus unknowingly discovered the new continent. His original motives for exploring was to find an easier route to Asia but instead, he discovered the New World. Thus; Spain, France and England began sending out conquistadors

Canada held the position that the Northwest Passage was an internal waterway within its borders, giving it sole jurisdiction over the strait and control of passage through it (Battarbee and Fossum 2014, 90). However, this claim was challenged, most notably by the U.S., who held the position that the Northwest Passage was an international strait and was, therefore, under the “international right of transit” which gave all nations

through the Northwest Passage during certain parts of the year, which could pose a possible threat to Canada. According to the Canadian Ice Service and the US National Ice Center, the passage is almost clear and more than ever since the beginning of routine monitoring in 1972 (The Northwest Passage: In Dispute and Navigable). The opening of this passage has now sparked the interest of the US and Russia in wanting it to be officially deemed as international waters. The Northwest Passage is 7000km shorter

French were extremely skilled hunters and trappers when they came to North America, and almost all furs and skins from North America were insanely valuable. Also, the French explorers were after everything every other explorer was after; the Northwest Passage, and a shorter route to Asia/India. Another thing that many French settlers wanted was religious freedom, after all, the Huguenots were Protestants in France, which was a mainly Catholic country. These would all be very commonly stated things

England sell and trade for money. The impact on Canada was that this started a new colonization in the name of England. Martin Frobisher was also an English explorer that was born in 1535 and died in 1594. He seized to discover a Northwest Passage (Africa’s northwest coast) during the 1550’s. After he failed to explored this, he discovered Labrador. Then, he became an Elizabethan privateer and was authorized to take enemy’s goods on sea. Because of this, many countries lost major goods that they

again. Henry Hudson made several important discoveries. He founded the Hudson Bay and Hudson River. He found the land that later became New York. He also helped to prove that the sun does not melt the ice at the North Pole and that there is no passage through the Northeast to the Pacific. The countries that sponsored him benefited though his discoveries. The area, today called New York, was settled and colonized by the Dutch. As well as, the English whaling industry, which benefited for his

Sir John Franklin was born Spilsby, Lincolnshire on April 16, 1786. Sir John Franklin’s parents, Willingham Franklin and his wife Hannah Weekes had twelve children. Sir John Franklin was fascinated with the sea however his father opposed it but Franklin’s desire kept him determined. Franklin finally got his father to allow him to go on a trail voyage at a young age. At fourteen, Franklin set out on his first ship. Once returning, Franklin was more than determined now that his life would be