bigscoop
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“Construct, Explore, Colonize.” These are the three basic principles of human expansion. First, one must have the infrastructure in order to support the quest. Second, one must acquire knowledge of the territories in question. And last, one must organize enough resources to begin the settlement process once an appropriate location has been determined. So when we look at new territories we must be able to effectively colonize in that territory with the required infrastructure and knowledge in order to succeed. Obviously, this does not happen overnight and it requires a great deal of advanced planning and resources, this being especially true if circumstances allow that our presence in this new territory may not be seen as desirable to other factions.
Infrastructure. If we want any chance to succeed then this infrastructure represents the most vital component in our quest for without it we would not be able to lend the required support for our efforts and we would not be able to support any type of stability, endurance and growth. So very clearly this infrastructure has begin to take shape long before we ever set out to explore with the intention to colonize. Defense, food, supplies, communication, the ability to pay for these requirements, these are just some of the elements that have to be prearranged long in advance of any actual settlement, and if this quest were to turn political in nature then a required infrastructure must also be arranged for and applied here as well. Obviously, this type of an enterprise would require the involvement of many knowledgeable, influential, and capable people. And of course, it would also require a great deal of money. So when we consider this required infrastructure it becomes apparent that the circumstances surrounding our quest will dictate the advanced “construction” of our vital infrastructure.
Exploration. This is something else that has to be done in advance of any actual attempt to colonize. The territory must be learned and understood and all of its potential threats and assets accounted for. Based on all of this information favorable sites must be located in advance of any attempt to settle and lines of communication and travel and trade support must be established, etc., etc., etc. Again, all of this requiring a great deal of time, organized infrastructure, man power, and money.
Colonization. This final step obviously represents a huge and constant undertaking, just the initial basic requirements demanding a lot of bodies, preparations, planning, transportation, money, and once this initial effort is in place it also requires continued support and planning if we want any hope of sustaining the effort and supporting additional growth.
In the end, as it might possibly apply to the Beale mystery, we are looking a huge enterprise that would have been dictated by the circumstances surrounding such an monumental effort. Yet, in 1816 that very enterprise was put into motion. One of the first obstacles in this enterprise was the lack of access to the territory in question, at the time St. Louis and New Orleans represented the only two sufficient points of entry, with both of these requiring extremely long passages to the east and southeast without any established resource in the west or southwest. In essence, this would then leave our effort to colonize in the desired region without any means of acceptable access or support, this lack of access from the west or southwest leaving our colony completely cutoff from that vital support it would require. Not only this, but it would also leave our proposed colony completely defenseless to any threats that might arise from the west or southwest. This problem presented one major obstacle, indeed.
This problem was eventually addressed by forming an alliance with capable resources that soon after took up position at Galveston Island. It was reasoned that with this port now in place that the proposed colonies to the north and northeast could be supported with supplies and trade, the two vital components for maintaining growth and the continued building of defenses, etc. As soon as this vital port had been established the colonization process could begin, as it eventually did. But does anyone still see another obvious huge and threatening obstacle in all of this?
PS: Keep in mind that behind every effort to colonize in new lands that there has always been, "a cause."
Infrastructure. If we want any chance to succeed then this infrastructure represents the most vital component in our quest for without it we would not be able to lend the required support for our efforts and we would not be able to support any type of stability, endurance and growth. So very clearly this infrastructure has begin to take shape long before we ever set out to explore with the intention to colonize. Defense, food, supplies, communication, the ability to pay for these requirements, these are just some of the elements that have to be prearranged long in advance of any actual settlement, and if this quest were to turn political in nature then a required infrastructure must also be arranged for and applied here as well. Obviously, this type of an enterprise would require the involvement of many knowledgeable, influential, and capable people. And of course, it would also require a great deal of money. So when we consider this required infrastructure it becomes apparent that the circumstances surrounding our quest will dictate the advanced “construction” of our vital infrastructure.
Exploration. This is something else that has to be done in advance of any actual attempt to colonize. The territory must be learned and understood and all of its potential threats and assets accounted for. Based on all of this information favorable sites must be located in advance of any attempt to settle and lines of communication and travel and trade support must be established, etc., etc., etc. Again, all of this requiring a great deal of time, organized infrastructure, man power, and money.
Colonization. This final step obviously represents a huge and constant undertaking, just the initial basic requirements demanding a lot of bodies, preparations, planning, transportation, money, and once this initial effort is in place it also requires continued support and planning if we want any hope of sustaining the effort and supporting additional growth.
In the end, as it might possibly apply to the Beale mystery, we are looking a huge enterprise that would have been dictated by the circumstances surrounding such an monumental effort. Yet, in 1816 that very enterprise was put into motion. One of the first obstacles in this enterprise was the lack of access to the territory in question, at the time St. Louis and New Orleans represented the only two sufficient points of entry, with both of these requiring extremely long passages to the east and southeast without any established resource in the west or southwest. In essence, this would then leave our effort to colonize in the desired region without any means of acceptable access or support, this lack of access from the west or southwest leaving our colony completely cutoff from that vital support it would require. Not only this, but it would also leave our proposed colony completely defenseless to any threats that might arise from the west or southwest. This problem presented one major obstacle, indeed.
This problem was eventually addressed by forming an alliance with capable resources that soon after took up position at Galveston Island. It was reasoned that with this port now in place that the proposed colonies to the north and northeast could be supported with supplies and trade, the two vital components for maintaining growth and the continued building of defenses, etc. As soon as this vital port had been established the colonization process could begin, as it eventually did. But does anyone still see another obvious huge and threatening obstacle in all of this?
PS: Keep in mind that behind every effort to colonize in new lands that there has always been, "a cause."
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