Appalachian Mountains

A large group of Native Americans occupied the South mountains for many decades and consisted of two major groups of people, the Iroquois and the Southern Cherokees; “Cherokees were farmers and hunters who lived in small independent villages” (“Appalachia”, Encyclopedia). This group of Indians in Appalachia…

Both in present times til this very day ,the mining of coal has been a dangerous but much needed job to have in the United States. Without coal , a lot of things wouldn't be possible because coal is the main reason something works. Thus in order to get the coal , miners have to dig for it and extract it from the ground. The workers have to use big machines to dig through the layers of topsoil and overburden to the layer of topsoil. When they've gotten down to the coal,and are done working on…

many issues with other nations. During the early nineteenth century, the United States only owned land east of the Appalachians. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 allowed people to legally settle in the region west of the Appalachians. However, before approval of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, settlers were settling on the Native American lands west of the Appalachian Mountains, and they were expecting the government to give protection against…

After the Seven Years’ War broke out in Europe, America was on the verge of having a war of its own. The root of this conflict started over disputed ownership of the Ohio River Valley, (which was an important area, because it contained the Ohio River which could greatly increase trade in the colonies). Both England and France claimed the area. Soon this argument over the ownership of the Ohio River Valley, paired with an already existing war between the two powers in Europe led to the French and…

Dolly Rebecca Parton (b. 1946) is a pillar figure of the music industry with her career and her influence spanning nearly six decades and reaching across genres. Parton was born January 19, in a small town nestled in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, she began performing from a young age, her first performance at age ten began her ascent into superstardom (Watson 2012). She has earned her place as the most renowned female country artist of all time with twenty-five number-one singles on…

The Boston Tea Party: What would have happened if it had never taken place? What would have happened if the colonists had never thrown the tea overboard?. On the night of December 16, 1773, three hundred forty-two chests of tea were thrown overboard into the Boston Harbor by Samuel Adams and The Sons of Liberty. They did this with the intention of having one goal in mind, meaning no more taxes. Since the Boston Tea Party was one of the biggest events that led up to the American Revolution, one…

colonial regions were being overcrowded. People began to settle west of the Appalachian mountains in the newly gained territory (Wood). The French and Indian war, or the seven years war, left Britain in enormous amounts of debt. The King had already sent a standing army to the colonies to help local officials enforce law (Wood). However, this standing army had a very difficult time enforcing laws west of the Appalachians. In fact, law and order was mainly enforced by vigilantes, who later…

The Appalachian locale is loaded with slopes and hollows –these soak landmasses took after by minimal thin valleys. These are among the world's most old grades. They are loaded with colossal thick and assorted hardwood woodland with a few streams and natural life twisting over these old landmasses. Each season of year that you wander here you can see new glories and distinctive fortunes. In right on time to mid October you started to see all these grand hues, reds, yellows, and oranges sprinkle…

Freedom Quilts Are the Freedom Quilts real? Two historians say African American slaves may of used a quilt code to navigate the Underground Railroad. Quilts with patterns named wagon wheel, tumbling blocks, and bear paws appear to have contained secret messages that helped direct slaves to freedom. The code "was a way to say something to a person in the presence of many others without the others knowing," "It was a way of giving direction without saying, 'Go northwest.'" The seamstress would…

Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, and North Carolina. The Trail of Tears is what took place after the Indian Removal Act of 1830. The government forced these 125,000 Native American’s out of their homes near the Appalachian Mountains, to relocate in Oklahoma. The trail from the Appalachian Mountains to their new homes in Oklahoma was about a 900 mile walk. The 900-mile trip took nearly nine months to complete. On this trip, approximately 1/4th of the Native Americans lost their lives due to…