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What is the song called that goes like this away to America far off over the sea there is somethng there inb America and its calling to me sail away sail away?
Its called Away to America
Why was using local governments to control a colony a logical solution for the British?
The British government was several thousand miles away and a good 3 months sail away. Any government who is that far from a colony needs to use local government.
How did the Vikings affect Anglo-Saxon England?
The Vikings were ruthless and scary warriors. They terrified Northern Europe for centuries. They expanded all over Europe, discovered Iceland and Greenland, and even expanded as far west into Canada, centuries before Columbus set voyage.
What did the Black Ships do?
The Black Ship were the Spanish'/Portuguese explorers/adventurers/merchants of the 16th century and was expanded to include all western style sailing ships. In the 16th century machinations of the Spanish and their Catholic missionaries (and the hiring of Japanese mercenaries to conquer the Philippines) led to Japan's closure and banning of contact with foreigners. In 1855 the US squadron, also called Black Ships, was sent to negotiate with Japan, who had been enslaving shipwrecked sailors that washed ashore in Japan. Seeing how far they had fallen behind the world, the strong man Shogun was overthrown by the Emperor, and Japan opened up to the world.
What problems did Europeans have to overcome in order to find an all water route to Asia?
For an all-water route to Asia, the Europeans had to first build ships that were strong enough to travel the far distance involved and large enough to hold plenty of goods (otherwise the journey wouldn't be worth the trouble). Then there is the issue of finding a good route to sail. Captains were forced to navigate alongside coastlines because a practical navigation tool hadn't been invented until the late 15th century. Thus, in order to get to Asia, ships had to venture down to the tip of South Africa and then all the way up around the other side, which sometimes took years to go just one way. By the late 1400s, mariners began using a tool called an astrolabe to navigate. They could now find their latitude by measuring the Sun and stars, and thus could travel away from the coastlines. The primary star that Europeans used with the astrolabe was Polaris (AKA the North Star) since it was only one degree away from true north and could easily be spotted. The problem with this, however, was that the North Star could only be seen from the Northern Hemisphere! So when the Europeans attempted to travel south using the astrolabe, they usually got lost.
