Mississippi

The process of the Mississippi River changing course was caused by the help of the water cycle, which is powered by energy from the sun. The sun’s energy evaporates water into the sky which condenses and precipitates. The rain from the water cycle caused erosion in the lakes, which increased the size of the Mississippi River and built up sediment, which clogged the river and made it change course into a new direction. The Mississippi River was also in a cycle of changing its…

dollars Huckleberry had given to Judge Thatcher. It did not go quite so well, so Pap takes Huckleberry and keeps him locked up in a shed. Huck takes action to this, by faking his own death with animal blood. He then escapes to Jackson’s Island on the Mississippi River where he encounters Miss Watson’s runaway slave, Jim. Jim fled because his family of…

Between 1781 to 1789, the Articles of Confederation provided the United States with the basis of government. Unfortunately, the government put forth by the Articles of Confederation failed to be an effective one due to the limits of power it imposed on Congress. Congress was denied several vital duties including being able to tax the states directly, enforce treaties and regulate trade. The powers denied to Congress made it too weak, and as a result an ineffective government. Under the…

in concluding with the Mississippi River. For Thomas Jefferson, many pros and cons were on the line but he had to make his decision based on what benefited our nation’s economic growth, expansion, and Constitution. The Mississippi River played a large role to this negotiation. Being unable to transport through the Mississippi River to New Orleans could cause the economy of the United States to be in “grave threat.” (www.ushistory.org) Transportation through the Mississippi River was not an…

purchase they could have ever made.The Louisiana Purchase was 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…

fences and fishing along the Mississippi River. Twain painted a fantasy world that many Americans readers found hard to understand. Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn’s world depicted two young boys fleeing from the school house, church, and running in and out of private dwelling using lies or whatever means necessary to get by. The towns that were visited by Tom were void of complete town settings. The entire story is a boy’s story with encounters up’s and down the Mississippi…

What used to be adjacent to the Mississippi River, Fort de Chartres is located roughly four miles west of the village of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois. The original fort that was Fort de Chartres deteriorated after the banks of the Mississippi consumed the fort piece by piece. The recreation of the fort lies further away from the Mississippi river today, and is as of 2016 not a complete rendition of how the site was. Fort de Chartres was also not a single fort but a succession of four forts. The…

James Monroe, democratic-republican, was the last founding father who became president. James Monroe was born on April 28, 1758 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He studied at William and Mary College and was guided to be a lawyer under the direction of the third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson. Through my research, I am convinced that James Monroe prior to and during his presidency helped the United States grow geographically. Before his presidency, and while Monroe was…

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…

because of the bad road conditions but Baton Rouge’s awful traffic. Every day for approximately 45 minutes to an hour I have no choice but to deal with the traffic, because I work in WBR and there’s only two ways to enter into EBR from WBR, the New Mississippi Bridge or as I know it the old bridge. It’s becoming one of the most frustrating issues for me and I'm pretty sure the rest of the city. Due to the traffic congestion consequently commuters suffer from this issue, disabling people to get…