What geographical features made this territory desirable for settlement by people
from the United States?

Why are primary sources important when studying historical events

What does the quote describe? “the closeness of the place, and the heat of the climate, added to the number in the ship, which was so crowded that each had scarcely room to turn himself, almost suffocated us….the shrieks of the women, and the groans of the dying, rendered the whole a scene of horror almost inconceivable.”

How did modern american history begin with “contact”?