Mississippi River

In 1763, Spain gained huge area of west of the United States from France after the Seven Year’s War in 1763. However, Spain gave the large land back to French due to its incapability of guarding the territory. In the mean time, Napoleon was busy for his war with the Britain, and he needed money to support the war. Robert Livingston, American minister, hinted Thomas Jefferson that it was a good opportunity to buy the land from French. Jefferson then sent Livingston to France to negotiate the…

Two Ways of Viewing the River When Mark Twain starts his career as a riverboat captain, he is enthralled and captivated by the grandeur of the Mississippi River. He is aware of the hidden dangers lurking beneath the water’s swirling surface, but his first impressions of the river’s majestic beauty clouds his perspective. Twain eventually recognizes that the river, although beautiful, was a dangerous, treacherous waterway with no compassion for people or the boats that traveled its route.…

and his freedom for being a brave boy in the Mississippi river. The timeline that Mark Twain focuses on during Huck Finn (Huckleberry Finn) is the time of the slave trade and it takes place on a journey on Mississippi river. Huck’s story takes place on an adventure as a runaway kid with other cons such as Jim and the Grangerfords family, who had a strange tradition of killing another family. In The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain uses the river to symbolize freedom, and that friendship…

North America due to his many failed expeditions, La Salle is definitely one of the few and major explores who helped France lay eyes on land west of the Mississippi river. La Salle, in terms, opened up the American land for westward expansion. Through La Salle’s exploration and expedition across the central plains and gulf, the Mississippi river, and what is now Texas, France laid claims to pieces of territory that would later become of great importance to the Americans during westward…

propane tanks, among a countless list of other trash items were found dumped into the Mississippi and its tributaries. These items were collected by Chad Pregracke, and his non-profit organization called Living Lands and Waters (livinglandsandwaters.org, 2015). This organization is dedicated to restore America’s once pristine rivers and waterways. This organization deserves support for not only restoring the rivers for recreation use and drinking water but to restore a once vibrant eco-system,…

necessary because the United States had control over the Mississippi River, it allowed farmers to ship their crops ,and the amount of slaves they had increased due to having more land. The Louisiana Territory was founded in Apil 9,1682…

the U.S. without any altercations; with the exception of Indians that is. Native Americans were predominantly living west of the Mississippi river and were not going to be susceptible to American society. So this might have caused some disputes with the Americans and Natives. However, the most important and valuable gain was the Port of New Orleans, and the Mississippi river. With the Port of New Orleans it secured trading routes, considering how the port was one of the largest ports in the…

Territory. The main reason Americans wanted to buy New Orleans was to be able to trade on the Mississippi River. Napoleon’s offer included this and all of the other hundreds of thousands of acres of land in the purchase. This means that America then had full control over the Mississippi River, and could trade freely, without any other countries getting in the way. Being able to trade using the Mississippi River allowed goods to be shipped out, and helped improved the nation’s economy. Also, with…

The Big Muddy It is the longest river in all of North America and the fourth longest in the World. It runs through a total of 31 different states and 2 Canadian provinces. The river has served as a main route of transportation and trade throughout the history of the U.S. as well as a border and a communication route. I’ve been to the Mississippi in Minnesota and Missouri and it is a big, muddy, slow moving river with about as much history as a river can have. Now in the book, The Adventures…

of freedom in Mississippi. Huck is kidnapped by his father, who is a heavy drinker. Pap kidnaps Huck because he wants Huck's money. Huck finally escapes the woods and finds a canoe to get away in. Instead of going back to the widow's house, he decided to run away. This grants Huck freedom in his eyes. He is tired of everyone. He comes across Jim, Miss Watson's slave, and together, they head on down the Mississippi river, both being in search of freedom. While traveling down the river, Huck and…