Choctaw

Introduction The Impacts and effects that Hurricane Katrina had on the United States and how it impacted America socially, economically and politically during this time period it happened until now. Hurricane Katrina was an extremely destructive and deadly category 5 hurricane that cause catastrophic damage along the gulf coast from central Florida to Texas. Much due to the storm surge and levee failure. In addition, severe property damage occurred in coastal areas such as Mississippi beachfront…

Natives didn’t have to go anywhere because of a treaty they had signed. Andrew Jackson said, “Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it”, referring to the army Jackson was about to use. Under the Indian removal Act the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole, were uprooted in the span of 1831 to 1838, these five tribes were known as the five…

In the past few years migration has changed drastically. People from all over the world are looking for a better way of life. People migrate because of the weather, the economy, a different life style, and other reasons. Economics and oppression make people move to other countries or locations looking for better living standards. There are two main factors that influence migration. Firstly the push factors, secondly the pull factors. The push factors are the reasons forcing a migrant to leave…

People usually don't like to bring out the past of the United States and how it was founded. Most of the time we could Imagine stuff like; Thanks Giving taking place, Christopher Columbus, or freedom . The thing is that we all like to forget how our nation was founded and expanded. If someone so prideful of America was telling you how we sailed to America. What would be the chances they would go into much detail about how we killed, and shoved Indians out of their own land? Not highly.. This…

surprise to many Mississippians who already lived here. Hernando De Desoto traveled to these lands not knowing who was here or what he would find, looking for precious metals in 1540. Although when he arrived Indians, known specifically as Chickasaw and Choctaw Indians, occupied these lands. They were not very happy about the invasion that they brought on their land. The Chickasaw’s led an attack on De Soto’s men, many of them were killed in the Pontotoc Battle of 1541. The Indians that…

Money represent more than dollars to pay for the food we buy or to pay our bills. Money is powerful; especially, on marriage, if a guy did not spend so much money on the girl usually it means he is cheap and he is not working well on the relationship. Many of us think women after marriage should be spoiled with expensive stuff. There is no right way for couples to manage their money but there are plenty of wrong ways. It starts from dating and it does not stop, the cost of the wedding plan, they…

HOTA Summer Assignment Chapter one: Analysis: Zinn thouroughly believes that Columbus is an awful person and portrays him to be so when explaining how he would cut the hands off of the Indians who did not bring him enough gold or if they ran away he would track them down and kill them. Even though it was almost impossible to find the amount of gold that Columbus was asking for from each person. But, Zinn does not believe that Columbus was the only horrid explorer, he also states that Cortes…

In the period 1820 to 1940, there was a large culture shock in America. During this time, there were several educational, political, economic and cultural events that took place in America including the Industrial Revolution, Abolitionist Movements, the Civil War, Immigration, and many more. As a result of these events, many cultures in and out of America were affected. Cultures in America, like the Native Americans and African Americans, went through struggles that would shape America’s future…

is part of the Mississippi, in the form that it is a distributary for the Mississippi River. The river flows south, and is awesomely enough the fifth largest river in North America (by discharge.) The name of the river itself actually comes from Choctaw, as Atchafalaya means “long river.” The river itself is navigable and even provides a significant source of industrial shipping into the state of Louisiana, making it more than just a larger than normal run-off. Maintenance of the river is taken…

My family’s known history began 107 years ago on a boat that took off from Italy and had its sights set on America. Aboard this boat were newly-weds Ernesto and Maria Bellini. They weren’t sure what lay ahead, but like so many other immigrants during that time, they had the determination to plow through whatever challenges they might face. While on board the ship, Maria gave birth to my great-grandfather Fieravante (Fred) Bellini. Due to the birth, the Bellinis decided to stop in Argentina in…