Category: Northwest Territories

the Arctic 1825

Anglo-Russian Convention

Britain and the United States followed their...

the Arctic 1859

Amur Acquisition

Russian expeditions and settlers had been...

North America 1870

Rupert's Land Act

Canada quickly expanded as Britain began to...

the Arctic 1870

Rupert's Land Act

The threat posed by the Alaska Purchase helped...

the Arctic 1875

Treaty of Saint Petersburg

While the Canadians were expanding westward...

North America 1876

Great Sioux War

In 1874, gold was discovered in the Black...

the Arctic 1882

First International Polar Year

By the 1870s polar exploration was becoming...

the Arctic 1892

Opening up Greenland

For more than a century, Denmark’s Royal...

the Arctic 1898

Klondike Gold Rush

On August 16, 1896, gold was discovered on the...

the Arctic 1905

Norwegian Independence

After more than ninety years of personal...

North America 1907

Nicaragua-Honduras War

Central American instability came to a head in...

North America 1907

Great White Fleet

In 1902-03, Britain, Germany and Italy had...

the Arctic 1909

Race to the North Pole

In 1909 American explorer Robert Peary claimed...

North America 1914

Banana Wars

Political instability in the Caribbean and...

the Arctic 1932

Erik the Red's Land

In return for Denmark abandoning any claims on...