... colony to emerge as a new power over their homeland.11 One of Phoenicia's main colonies was Tyre, a small island found off the coast of modern day Lebanon.12 The city of Tyre was a longstanding economic contact of Assyria, a civilization that was well known throughout the ancient ... Sea, the Phoenicians were considered the strongest sea traders of the ancient world. Later, during the Roman Empire the area along the eastern coast of the Mediterranean, where many of the Phoenician colonies were located was referred to as the 'Garden Spot' of the Roman Empire ... filigree designs.26 M...

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... . In Washington, President McKinley received the news of the great battle. However, the battle of Manila did not end the war. 100 miles off the US coast is where Spanish held Cuba, by a substantial army, and hostile to American interests there. No naval force could impose on Cuba, and in order to force ... a withering storm of American shells and were forced to abandon their run to the open sea and instead turn toward the safety of the Cuban coast. The Spanish ships returned fired, but the volume of fire could not match the fire from the American guns. The Oregon and the Brooklyn engaged ...

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... and 1920, an astounding 29 million Europeans arrived in America. Immigrants entered the United States through several ports. Immigrants coming from Europe generally came through East Coast facilities, while those from Asia came through West Coast facilities. Amazingly enough, more than 70 % of all immigrants entered through New York City; which became known as the "Golden Door."" (Rise of Industrial America ... 1851-1900, internet, no documentation) Throughout the late 1800s, most East Coast immigrants arriving in New York entered at the Castle Garden depot in Manhattan. In 1892, the fe...

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... other two ships. The fleet set out from Palos, Spain on August 3, 1492 and sailed to the Canary Island, a possession of Spain, off the coast of Africa, where repairs were made. The ships left on September 6. On October 12, he reached an island he called San Salvador. Columbus believed he ... the ocean in twenty-one days, and passed many islands and Columbus named one Marie-Galante, after his ship. Columbus moved east along the north coast of Hispaniola and established Isabela, a fortified post. The colonists realized that they would not gain anything. Shortly after 12 of the 17 ships re...

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... cargoes of silks and spices. Since Columbus knew that the world was round and he realized that by sailing west, instead of east around the coast of Africa, as other explorers of that time were doing, he would still reach the East and the rich Spice Islands. Columbus wanted to sail ... attended school in the town of Evora. As a young man, he learned astronomy and navigation. He became a naval officer in 1492 and commanded ships along the coast of Portugal. In 1497, King Manuel I of Portugal asked Da Gamma to find a sea route to India by sailing around Africa. The kind wanted Da ... , Mag...

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... grounded on Christmas Day. What they could salvage was taken to land. The wood salvaged from the Santa Maria was used to build a fort on the coast. The fort contained the stored supplies. On January 6th, 1493, Alonso and the Pinta rejoined the expedition. Shortly after his arrival, the two remaining vessels ... on a new island that contained 3 mountain peaks and named it Trinidad. He also discovered the Orinoco River, Gulf of Paria and the South American coast, which he called Tierra de Gracia. Columbus thought he found the Terrestrial Paradise because it was believed that all of the gre...

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... to Sir Humphrey Gilbert and Sir Walter Raleigh to colonize America. The first English establishment became known as Jamestown, which was in modern-day Virginia. Other areas along the eastern coast as far north as New World ended up being settled by traders as well as other interested in taking benefit of the natural resources that existed in America. The first ... Mexican gold and silver. Spurred by desires of great wealth, Francis I, sent Giovanni da Verrazano to discover a northwest passage through the North America to India in 1524. Verrazano found the coast of South Carolina and nav...

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... discover North America or that he was the first to take advantage of this discovery. The truth is that Vikings reached and even settled lands in the northeastern coast (or islands off the coast) of North America. Leif Ericson discovered what was likely to be Baffin Land, Labrador, Newfoundland, and possibly New England. The Viking exploration is looked over or minimized as ... out any information on other groups that may have preceded Columbus and his discovery. The Afro-Phoenicians were overlooked but claim that their expedition launched from Morocco reached the Atlantic coast of Mexic...

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... greatest and more accomplished navigators in the history of England, although the Spaniards might like to call him a fake, liar, and cheat. Drake's was born in 1543 near the western coast of England near Plymouth, in the area of Devonshire. When he was around six years old, his father, himself a navigator, received a job as a chaplain in a naval shipyard in the county ... a youngster, he probably was apprenticed to an old sailor by his father, Edmund Drake, to learn the craftsmanship of the seas and how to be a sailor. Since on the east coast of England were difficult rivers and waterwa...

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... deeply religious man. He worked for his father until he was 22. He went out with the sardine fishing fleets, as other Genoese boys did and he sailed along the coast to Corsica on business for his father. Genoese traders had their own schooners as did Christopher Columbus" father. He made at least one trip to the North African ... coast. On long trips such as these, Christopher learned the elements of seamanship. In 1476, Columbus sailed as a common seaman aboard a Genoese merchant ship that was headed for Lisbon, England and ... carry the good more cheaply and with greater quantity. T...

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... gulfs and a number of islands. Some of the major landforms are Spain's regions themselves, its mountain ranges, and the many rivers. On the Canary Islands located just off the West Coast of Africa is Spain's highest elevation point at 12,195feet, El Pico de Teide. The Tagus River is the longest river in Spain. It runs through all of Portugal and ... green countryside and along the coastline it is rocky. A natural border for this area divides it from the rest of the land. This barrier is the Cantabrian Mountains. The Eastern coast is made up of Catalonia, Valencia, and Murcia is known as...

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... Rica offers a wealth of sights and sounds to experience. And its unique history provides a colorful backdrop to every place you see: sun-drenched Pacific beaches, tropical jungles of the Caribbean coast, and the cosmopolitan cities and high mountains of the Central Valley. Visitors are astonished by the cleanliness of the country, the natural beauty and wildlife, and even the fact that ... being worn by the natives convinced Columbus that he had found a land of great wealth. He promptly claimed it as Spain's territory, and named it Costa Rica, Spanish for "rich coast." This discovery by...

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... the way of the group only because they were known to be kind to their slaves. Their group began to grow by word of mouth through the black grapevine and drum calls. Many slaves were even forced into joining to help reduce the chances of betrayal. By late afternoon, they had reached Jacksonborough on the Edisto River and the group had ... ...

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... of Spanish Armada defeat, was the fact that they were constantly being delayed by storms which temporarily forced them back to Spain. The Armada, "did not reach the southern coast of England until July 19 and in that time span, the English were ready to fight." The English, "were waiting on the cliffs of England and Wales as ... , the unfortunate Armada sailed on a rough journey back to Spain traveling around Scotland and Ireland. Some of the damaged ships foundered in the sea while others were driven onto the coast of Ireland and wrecked while the incapable Spanish troops were left to d...

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... 200 other volunteers. In November 1493, they reached the Caribbean Islands. Although, they visited many other islands before reaching Hispaniola, present-day Haiti and Dominican Republic. They did reach the coast of Puerto Rico which would give Ponce de Leon a peek of his future role. In 1504, Ponce de Leon was appointed governor of the Higuey province in Puerto Rico. He ... 1521, Ponce de Leon set out on another voyage to Florida with two ships, about 200 men, and 50 horses and other domesticated animals. They then landed on the southwest coast of Florida. Ponce de Leon and his men wer...

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... Mexico from the Mississippi. Farmers on the Western frontier needed the Mississippi River to get their goods to markets on the East Coast. The problem here being that American goods had to go through Louisiana to get to the East Coast by ship. With Pinckney's treaty of 1795 Spain granted American farmers the right to ship their goods on the Mississippi without ... ...

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... import slaves benefited both ship captains and colonial masters alike and contributed to economic growth. Colonial masters in need of labors disembarked to the west coast of Africa and there they would find black gold. The west coast of Africa possessed a different gold, the black gold they sought after were the black slaves being sold on the market there. Geographically, the triangular ... ...

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What has been known as The Age of Exploration, was first started by the Portuguese. They began a huge race to build a commercial empire by exploring the coast of West Africa. They established trade in that of gold and slaves. Other trade items encouraged the exploration of more places. In the North Atlantic, an enormous trade in fish ... plantations, and in 1655 they conquered the Spanish colony of Jamaica, the first English colony to be taken by force. The English then Established a string of colonies along the eastern coast of North America. French The French did not make efforts to coloni...

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... Concepcion, the Victoria, and the Santiago. The ships set sail on their journey on September 20, 1519 from a port in Sanlucar de Barrameda, Spain. The ships sailed south along the coast of Africa until they reached the equator. They then turned to head across the Atlantic Ocean toward northern Brazil. They reached South America at a city in Brazil called Recife. The ... fleet continued down the coast in search of a passageway through South America. Trades were made in Rio de Janeiro with native Americans in December. Port San Julian in Argentina gave the crew winter shelter for ... ...

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... , 32 crossbowmen, and 13 musketeers. He was also given 14 cannons and 16 horses. The expedition landed on an island known as Cozumel Island off the coast of the Yucatan. They then traveled north alongside the coast, fighting a battle in Tobasco. A result of this battle was the capture of a nineteen year old slave girl by the name of Dona Malinche. She spoke ... ...

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... Appendix H). He later went to Cuba, Juana, and Hispañiola (see Appendix H and I). Columbus believed it could have been a chain of islands off the coast of China or Japan. They established a colony off the coast of Hispañiola (see Appendix J). Columbus did not, however, find Asia, or what they hoped, the Spice Island Trade ports. They did come in contact ... ...

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... them to break into the enclosure movement because everything grew perfectly. Most just ignored the new world, and went on with their lives. Giovanni da Verrazano sailed up the Atlantic Coast for France in 1524 looking for a passage to China. Although unsuccessful he established a small trade economy with the Native Americans along the ... coast. "So many voyages and discoveries without result, and attended with so much hardship and expense, have caused us French in late years to attempt a permanent settlement in those lands which ... ...

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... import slaves benefited both ship captains and colonial masters alike and contributed to economic growth. Colonial masters in need of labors disembarked to the west coast of Africa and there they would find black gold. The west coast of Africa possessed a different gold, the black gold they sought after were the black slaves being sold on the market there. Geographically, the triangular ... ...

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... San Salvador, or Watling Island, in the Bahamas. This is where Columbus biggest misconception took root. He thought that he had reached the East Indies, which are islands off the coast of India. That is why Columbus referred to the natives of the island as Indians. This term was eventually applied to all inhabitants of the New World. Columbus then sailed ... course never found one. On his way back to Hispaniola, Columbus ships were unable to make the whole trip, and the journey had to stop. Columbus was stranded of the coast of Jamaica in June 1503. He eventually spent a year there. He ...

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... Expansion brought along many consequences in its time. The Triangular Trade Route was a branch of trade between Europe, Africa, and the Americans. The Europeans would trade goods to the west coast of Africa and would receive captured Africans in exchange. The Africans were then taken across the Atlantic. Once in America, African slaves were traded for New World produce and raw ... ...

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