Mississippi Delta

No matter how far Jim tries to runaway, Jim remains unfree. Initially when Jim and Huck attempt to runaway, Jim voices that he specifically wants a “raff” because “it doan’ make no track.” No matter where Jim goes throughout the novel, he will remain unfree unless he is able to make it to Cairo. Cairo is Jim’s promised land where he can truly be free from the chains of slavery. In order to get there, he has to avoid all the people who are a potential threat to his freedom. He understands the…

Setting controls personal outlooks, which holds a strong influence on the outcome of individual’s lives. The composure of thoughts and feelings relies on persuading factors that exist in the environment. With elements that contribute to a jubilant life, nature guides individual thoughts towards tranquility. In the 19th century American novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain draws upon two contrasting environments to construct the beneficial aspects and importance of a natural life…

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Is a novel about a young boy’s journey traveling down the Mississippi river, written by Mark Twain. In this book, Mark Twain writes about a young boy named Huckleberry Finn, and His journey on the Mississippi river, with a slave named Jim. Jim was a slave who lived with his foster home, and had run away right around the time that Huck fakes his death. By change they end up on the same island and go on a journey together. It tells about the hardships that Huck…

Finn written by Mark Twain is about Huck Finn, a young boy during the slave era abiding by societal standards while his own morals shift. In the beginning, Huck runs away from his dipsomaniac father and takes the canoe when he voyages down the Mississippi River. Before Huck was too far along he met his old friend Jim, a runaway slave. Together they ride down the river in search of the ‘free’ states and along the way Huck has internal conflicts about Jim and their predicaments. Huck encounters…

Mounds can be found throughout the Midwestern part of the United States. Almost every mound was man made by the early Native Americans mound builders. The history of the mound builders can date back thousands of years. Many wonder why they built the mounds and what were there purpose to these people. History of the ancient mound builders along with their religious beliefs can help get an idea of the purpose the mounds. Mounds were built with mud and wood to support the structure. Native…

In the 1800s, the Mississippi River was a huge factor in transportation (Center for Global Environmental Education). This significant body of water gave people the freedom to travel to places they had never been to before. It allowed people to explore the world around them they could not previously do. In the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, Jim and Huckleberry Finn are two runaways who take the Mississippi River towards their own freedom. Throughout the novel, the river plays a…

It was a multi-cultural frontier. According to the purchase agreement in 1803, the inhabitants were given "all the rights, advantages and immunities of citizens" -- and in the meantime were protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property and religion (the Louisiana Purchase). Indians at the time were ignored citizenship. The westward migration was destroying native life and culture. Protestant missionaries urged Indians to adopt European American religious and social practices. There…

Throughout history, many wars have been recognized such as the Civil War, French and Indian War, and the Cold War. One war has been considered the forgotten or unnecessary war because it was a war nobody wanted; this war was called the War of 1812, also known as the Second War of Independence. Two weeks after the War of 1812 ended with the signing of a peace treaty called the Treaty of Ghent, the Battle of New Orleans began. The Treaty of Ghent was signed on December 24, 1814, and restored the…

Terms within the treaty stated that the Sauk and Fox tribes would cede their lands east of the Mississippi River to the United States (Lewis, 2014). In return for their land, the Sauk and Fox tribes would immediately receive over $2,000 in goods and a combined annual payment of $1,000 (Trask, 2006). Article II of the treaty outlines the territory the…

many events that helped formed today’s modern state system. The Louisiana Purchase was a deal between France and The United States that led to the exchange of a large portion of land in the Western hemisphere. France explored the land around the Mississippi River and settled in many different places around the region…