Jedediah Strong Smith was a man who did a lot with his life and stretched it to its limits, he traveled deserts, crossed mountains, and always wanted to explore again, Before he was 35! To begin with, he was part of the “ashley men”. Once, he was sent on a mission to recover one of ashley’s groups where he proved his worth as a leader. Ashley was so impressed by him that he offered Jebidiah his shares in the Rocky Mountain Fur Trading. Now, let’s talk about his numerous adventures and explorations, he is considered One of the greatest explorers to ever live. As a trailblazer, he was the first to cross the great basin river and the first to cross west over the continental divide, and while he was in the desert his team
Columbus appears to be a dreamer. His goals were selfish and his true knowledge weak. He was deceitful and egotistical and knew how to manipulate others. Throughout his writings he refers to the things that ‘he’ accomplished, as if he had done them alone. He lied almost daily to the sailors according to his journal when he stated “less than the true number” (Halsall) of leagues travelled each day was reported to them. He spoke of an abundance of gold he found in the islands when he wrote “the majority [of rivers]…contain gold” (Belasco and Johnson 82). According to his journal entries, he only observes the existence of gold two times and both times it is seen hanging from a man’s nose. For example, on October 17 he encounters a man that had “hanging at his nose a piece of gold half as big as a castellailo” (Halsall), about a half pound in weight. Although he was told about gold and searched for gold, he never procured any. Additionally, he had a very high opinion of himself and was not hesitant in letting others know this. In his initial Journal writing he announces himself to be “Don” (Halsall), that’s like saying ‘I’m the head man.’ Furthermore, he let the King and Queen know that his proclaimed distinction was to be passed to his oldest son, including governorship of islands and lands he finds on his journey. He appears to think that what once belonged to native islanders, will belonged to him.
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Henry Hudson was an English explorer and navigator in the early 17th century.He explored parts of the Arctic ocean and northeastern North America. The Hudson River, Hudson Bay, and Hudson Strait are named after him. He attended Harvard University were he studied cartography, navigation, astronomy, mathematics and seamanship. He was hired by the Muscovy Company to find a waterway from Europe to Asia in 1607. He made two trips and failed to find a route to Asia. In 1609 he was hired by the Dutch India Company to find the Northwest Passage, on this trip he found the Hudson River.He was born in London, England.He was remembered so well because he mapped out unknown territory really well, and he didn't sail on the easiest
Christopher Columbus, a devout Catholic who was an explorer of the sea and wanted to explore the earth. Columbus planned the voyage for an expedition to the New World but found the financial support difficult to find. Though, once Columbus persuaded King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain, the funding for his exploration began. The royal
Two men came to America for the good of their king to explore new lands for their king to control them or just simply they just failed to make a new life or to explore something new. These men create a town or village for people who come from their hometown to stay and settle themselves there.These did something great for this country, but they are so different from each other. One of these men is an explorer and other was a pilgrim. The pilgrims were the people who got along with the native Americans and also made the holiday Thanksgiving.
Expeditions. Fremont is best known for his role as an instrument of America n Empire as he surveyed and mapped the burgeoning American frontier.
My first reason why I chose Marco Polo as the greatest explorer is because of the way he was able to travel and explorer meanwhile being gone for so long and being able to survive. At this time technology was not up to date so exploring was way harder then it is now. In the travel section it say Nicole and Marco Polo voyaged to Kublai Khan to bring the documents from the Pope and holy oil from Jerusalem. Throughout their voyage many family and friends of theirs assumed they were dead because in the passage given it says, “The Polo’s returned in Venice in 1925. They had been away for 24 years. Their relatives had thought them long dead”. This really stood out to me about Marco Polo as an explorer because most other explorers were not capable
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is an inspirational and comedic take on American politics. The film centers around Jeff Smith, a Boy’s Club leader similar to a Boy Scout troop leader, that is appointed to the U.S. Senate after one of his state’s representatives dies. Smith is chosen because a corrupt businessman and political boss, Jim Taylor, advises Governor Hopper to appoint someone who will listen to commands. Taylor and the state’s other senator, Joseph Paine, are trying to pass a bill through Congress that involves a provision for building a dam on a creek in Paine and Smith’s home state. Taylor has been buying land around the dam’s site for next to nothing, in hopes of turning it for an immense profit
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John Muir was a naturalist, he studied the history of the national parks in the United States. He also was an engineer, philosopher, writer, botanist, geologist, and an environmentalist. John Muir was known as the guardian of the North American forests, which sounds like a pretty hard nickname to obtain and to have compared to everyone in North America. ‘‘He
The leadership strengths and weaknesses of John Smith evoked a profound effect on the Jamestown colony. The fact that Smith actually arrived in the colony as a common prisoner and was able to achieve the leadership role that he gained is amazing. His creativity and knowledge in certain areas actually saved the colonists from attack and starvation in the early days. Some of the rules he enforced as a leader were actually instrumental in saving the colony. His skill in dealing with the natives allowed him to gain their support and continue trade that resulted in the survival of the colony.
Hickam also had great ethos because he focused on how West Virginia helped him to survive as a
Someone is considered an explorer when they expect to go through tough obstacles and challenges. Explorers also need to have initiative to get things done and strive even when things get hard in order to achieve something. They had the strength and initiative to fight through life-threatening conditions in order to colonize a part of modern America. A popular example of exploration today would be space exploration. Astronauts and engineers go through very dangerous courses, launches, and landings, and some have even died, while many have succeeded. One specific case of successful space exploration was when Neil Armstrong landed on the moon. The exploration of the moon answered many questions and provided substantial information about space. Explorers are a very important part of what makes modern life, because without them, we may not have founded new land, had any technological advances, or discovered anything to make the world a better
Around the time of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, Europe was a place in need of inspiration. Marco Polo, a merchant, and still a simple man, was this source of inspiration. He was an ordinary boy during his childhood, living a similar life to the other boys his age. Although his intentions might not have been as significant as his impact, he was very influential. Marco Polo served as an influence to many later explorers. Whether it was through his book, The Travels of Marco Polo, which focused mainly on descriptions of spices and commercial goods and many other interesting trade items he encountered in his travels, he sparked an interest and desire of not only Europe, but later explorers as well . Marco Polo was viewed to have had definite charm and also having much capability. He has also proven that he was a tough man. This is evident because of the many voyages he survived, which included occurrences of bandit ambushes, disease, and not to mention the fatigue of the travel. There have been many who believe that Marco Polo was not intellectually equipped, meaning that he was not a very educated man, as no European probably was at the time . But as always, there is of course some speculation on the many aspects of the life of Marco Polo. Many people have their own beliefs of whom the real Marco Polo was and what he accomplished. There will be mention on some of the alleged negative, yet also positive aspects of his life. Despite all the accusations or assumptions of Marco Polo, history was affected as a result of his existence. He still remains an important figure in history.
Marco Polo, is probably the most famous Westerner who ever traveled on the Silk Road. He excelled all the other travelers in his determination, his writing, and his influence. His journey through Asia lasted 24 years with the help of his father, Niccolò and Maffeo. He became a confidant of Kublai Khan, and traveled the whole of China and returned to tell the tale, which became the greatest travelogue. Marco Polo was a great explorer, who wrote a book written about his travels which gave Europeans some of their earliest information about China and inspired many explorers including Christopher Columbus.