1. Learning Goals  Practice new map analysis protocol and begin to review earlier concepts.  Sealand case study and discussion.

2. Map Protocol  Level 1- Title, Date, Region  Level 2- Describe 2 patterns that you notice  Level 3- Why does this pattern exist? What conclusions can you draw?

9. History of Sealand  During World War II, Britain established this artificial island  Well-equipped and 200 men  Purpose to guard the Thames estuary  After the war it was abandoned  1966 a British family took possession and restored the platform  1967 declared itself a nation  Since that time the family has..  Lived a free-frontier lifestyle  Made and enforced laws  Driven off attackers  Has become increasingly internationally accepted and secure – European states have given it de facto recognition

12. Prince Roy and Princess Joan of Sealand.

13. Stamps and Coins

14. Is Sealand a state?  Has space or territory with recognized boundaries  Has a permanent population  Has economic activity and an organized economy – regulates foreign and domestic trade and issues money  Has the power of social engineering, such as education  Has a transportation system  Has a government which provides public services and police power  Has sovereignty. No other state exercises control over the territory  Has external recognition by other states QUALIFICATIONS FOR STATEHOOD

15.  In support of Sealand's sovereignty, Prince Roy fired warning shots at a buoy repair boat that came close to Sealand. The Prince was charged with unlawful possession and discharge of a firearm by the British government. The Essex court proclaimed that they didn't have jurisdiction over the tower and the British government chose to drop the case due to mockery by the media. That case represents Sealand's entire claim to de facto international recognition as an independent country. Sovereignty and Recognition by Other States?

16. Permanent Population?  Today, only Prince Roy lives on the tower at sixty feet above the sea. Princess Joan's arthritis isn't conducive to living on the North Sea and though the royal family's son, Michael (47 years old) takes care of much of the business for Sealand, he also lives onshore. The Bateses all maintain "dual" citizenship in the United Kingdom and Sealand. Even Prince Roy is going to move out, to be replaced by temporary residents working for HavenCo.