Analysis: The Mississippian Time Period

In this paper I will inform you with a few of these events and topics such as the Civil war, slavery, as well as facts of the state. I hope my readers walk away with a new respect and outlook of Mississippi and learn how the past can affect the future, as well as the beauty.

The Antebellum period in the United States history was considered as time between 1820 and 1862. During this period, significant changes took place in terms of political, social and economic effects in America. The United States economy was changed from an underdeveloped country of frontiersmen and farmers into an industrialized economy. The South American depended on agriculture while the Northern part had many industries. The two parts differed in terms of slavery policies in the country as the south advocated for preservation of slaves while the North championed abolition of slavery policies. In addition, during this period the south and North had established distinct cultures because of their geographical difference (Mitchell, 8). The south had fertile soils and suitable climate that supported agriculture while the north had cold climate and rocky soils that could hardly support any farming.

The Civil War began in 1861 and left many white Mississippians in permanent mourning for lost loved ones. (3) The war hit close to home due to volunteer companies recruiting locally. Almost everyone knew someone fighting within the war. (41) As of 1861, the blood of Mississippians had not been spilled on Mississippi soil; however, that was about to be altered. (57) One of the first towns in Mississippi to be

The Mississippian culture was composed of a series of urban settlements and villages linked together by a loose trading network The Mississippian culture flourished from 800-1600 AD. It encompassed the southern shores of the Great Lakes at Western New York and Western Pennsylvania in the Eastern Midwest, all the way into the south/southwest of the Mississippi Valley and into the Southeastern United States.

Although there are many reason the Jacksonian period of 1824-1848 has not always been celebrated as the period of the “common man,” because it didn't live up to certain expectations such as women, Indians and slaves not having rights. Yet, the period should still be celebrated as the era of the “common man” because it lived up to its expectations by the significant impact it had on America's economic development, politics and reform movements.

Mississippi Delta became very industrialized in the early 1980s. The Delta had risen from a swampy wilderness through its heyday as the New South’s Old South to its post-New Deal status as a planter’s paradise, where those who reaped the benefits of a rapidly modernizing plantation economy also managed to maintain their dominance in social and political sphere. Agriculture remains the backbone of the region 's economy, but farms that once required hundreds of people have become more technical. In the Delta, cotton was once king and many people became dependent upon the development of cotton, and now cotton no longer need someone to pick it, farmers have target the growth of livestock, soybeans, sweet potatoes to make profit. By the late 1980s to 1990s, the proportion of all jobs in natural resources and manufacturing had decline from 31 percent to 29 percent in the Delta. Recently, U.S. Department of Labor has proven that the unemployment rate in Tallahatchie County was about 10 percent, reaching a year high of about 13.5 percent by the mid of 2010.

The Jacksonian period is called the era of the “common man.” This is because during this period there were many economic developments that benefitted the common man. It also brought about changes in politics and the view from the public. During the Jacksonian period, many reforms were passed in order to help the common man. The Jacksonian period is deserving of its characterization as the era of the common man.

The antebellum period occurred after the War of 1812 and before the Civil War. This was a time where America was still trying unify the people of the states and become a stronger country. With America still settling into its new form of a country, the people tried to find ways to make it feel normal again. People began to strike an interest about marriage, children, and family relations. Everyone had many different stances on whether or not having a child and starting a family was right for them or not. Along with these major responsibilities, marriage was a huge factor to be considered. The people of the United States had many different views on marriage, child birth, and ways to shape their families during the antebellum period.

In the time just before the Civil War, the United States was one of the most successful nations in the world. The United States had become the world’s leading cotton producing country and had developed industry, which would in the future, surpass that of Great Britain. Also, the United States possessed an advanced railroad and transportation system. However, despite its successes, the United States was becoming increasingly divided. The North and the South had many distinct differences in terms of their social, cultural, and economic characteristics that brought about sectionalism and, eventually, the Civil War.

Throughout the history of the State of Alabama, there have been six different constitutions adopted, beginning in 1819. By the end of 1865 the State of Alabama was on its third constitution; however, the only piece of the constitution that had changed was the wording of the preamble, which provided the justification for establishing the constitution. The circumstances around the establishment of the different constitutions varied considerably, being that the 1819 Constitution created the state of Alabama, while the 1865 Constitution brought the state of Alabama back into the United States after the Civil War. Constitutionalism in the 19th century differed significantly from that of the 1770’s in that the lengthy preambles had disappeared replaced

The Northern and Southern regions of the the United States emerged as two very distinct regions during the Antebellum period. Each area was growing and developing according to their available natural resources, their political and social beliefs, and their different population of people. The textbook, “Discovering Our Past The American Journey”, Chapters 8 and 9 provides information about the Antebellum period and the differences in the North and South. There were several differences in the two regions that include the geography and climate, the economy, the society and culture, and transportation.

Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States, elected in eighteen twenty-eight. Prior to his presidency Andrew Jackson was well known and favored for his success against the British in the war of eighteen-twelve. Upon election, Andrew Jackson became known as the people’s president gaining the majority of electoral votes over his opponent John quincy Adams.Throughout his presidency many events occurred that would shape America as a nation. During his time as President Andrew Jackson was both favored and hated by many individuals. His actions pleased certain groups of people, but would also cause for a loss of support amongst Americans. Jackson’s legacy would leave behind a strong willed group of supporters, known as the Democrat party, and the creation of opposed individuals known as the Whig party as well. His presidency would be viewed as time of improvements to some, but to others who strongly opposed his presidency, it would be seen as a time for unjust tariffs and conflict. Jackson’s presidency would be characterized by key events such as the Indian removal act, the nullification crisis, and the dispute known as the war against the bank, that would alter the nation forever.

During the Antebellum Era, the North and South had developed many differences, a lot of which were due to their geography. In the South, soil was rich and the climate was great for farming and planting, which caused longer growing seasons. In the North, the climate was cold, and the soil was rocky and wasn’t very suitable for farming or planting, which caused shorter growing seasons. Both the North and South had lots of farmers, but the South was more successful. Their success mainly came from small, independent farms, but they also got success from large plantations. Eventually, the South’s economy began to revolve around farming, while the North’s started to become more technologically advanced. The North began to industrialize and the South

Antebellum South Carolina was a period considered to be between 1790 and the American civil war in 1861. In 1786 the cotton gin was created causing the cotton industry to increase its labor demand due to the increased harvest size on the plantations. Not only was the cotton industry in high demand but also so was rice harvesting causing South Carolina to become a heavily slave populated state. Image A and B both represent two periods of slavery during the antebellum South Carolina. Image A shows an advertisement for a slave sale in Charles Town South Carolina on the Ashley Ferry river, while image B shows an illustration of elderly domestic house servants looking after both white and black children. Image A was taken before the start of

The Mississippi River is the largest river system in the United States, as well as all of North America, at more than 2,300 miles long. It is the fourth longest river and the tenth most powerful river in the world. Originating at Lake Itasca, Minnesota, it flows slowly southwards until it ends about 95 miles below New Orleans, Louisiana where it begins to flow to the Gulf of Mexico. Along with its major tributary, the Missouri River, the river drains all or parts of 31 U.S. states stretching from the Rocky Mountains in the west to the Appalachian Mountains in the east to the Canadian border on the north, and includes most of the Great