1. Geography
a) The coordinates of Louisiana is 31.0413° north and 91.8360° west which is a state located in the United States of America. The state shares its northern border with Arkansas, eastern border with Mississippi, southern border with the Gulf of Mexico and western b9order with Texas. http://www.worldatlas.com/na/us/la/a-where-is-louisiana.html
b) My family and I live in Ajax, Ontario and if we decided to drive and take a road trip to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States it would take 20 hours and 41 minutes, which is 2,206 kilometers.
c) Louisiana is a state located in the southeastern section in the United States. It features a distinct multicultural population that was influenced by French, Spanish and African peoples during the 18th century. One difference between Canada and Louisiana is that same sex marriage was legalized in Canada in 2005, but in Louisiana it is still …show more content…
African American Rights in the U.S
a) The American Civil War began in 1861 and ended in 1865, President Abraham personally found the practice of slavery abhorrent and loathsome. Abraham issued a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that as of January 1, 1863, all slaves in the rebellious states, “shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free”
b) The American civil rights movement began in the Southern United States in 1954 and it was a giant protest against racial segregation and discrimination. The purpose of the movement was to defend the African Americans and allow them to have equal access to the basic privileges and rights of U.S. citizenship.
3. Setting
a) According to Dictionary.com, the definition of plantation is “usually large farm or estate, especially in a tropical or semitropical country, on which cotton, tobacco, coffee, sugar cane, or the like is cultivated, usually by resident laborers.”
b) African people were enslaved and forced to do physical labour and work in the Plantations. They often worked long hours in the field and were
a) The coordinates of Louisiana is 31.0413° north and 91.8360° west which is a state located in the United States of America. The state shares its northern border with Arkansas, eastern border with Mississippi, southern border with the Gulf of Mexico and western b9order with Texas. http://www.worldatlas.com/na/us/la/a-where-is-louisiana.html
b) My family and I live in Ajax, Ontario and if we decided to drive and take a road trip to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States it would take 20 hours and 41 minutes, which is 2,206 kilometers.
c) Louisiana is a state located in the southeastern section in the United States. It features a distinct multicultural population that was influenced by French, Spanish and African peoples during the 18th century. One difference between Canada and Louisiana is that same sex marriage was legalized in Canada in 2005, but in Louisiana it is still …show more content…
African American Rights in the U.S
a) The American Civil War began in 1861 and ended in 1865, President Abraham personally found the practice of slavery abhorrent and loathsome. Abraham issued a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that as of January 1, 1863, all slaves in the rebellious states, “shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free”
b) The American civil rights movement began in the Southern United States in 1954 and it was a giant protest against racial segregation and discrimination. The purpose of the movement was to defend the African Americans and allow them to have equal access to the basic privileges and rights of U.S. citizenship.
3. Setting
a) According to Dictionary.com, the definition of plantation is “usually large farm or estate, especially in a tropical or semitropical country, on which cotton, tobacco, coffee, sugar cane, or the like is cultivated, usually by resident laborers.”
b) African people were enslaved and forced to do physical labour and work in the Plantations. They often worked long hours in the field and were