The Old Caledonia Plantation

Using scientific prose, Barry reveals his deep interest in the unusual physical properties of the river. Its natural characteristics are what sets it apart; the Mississippi does not conform to standards set by other rivers. Instead, it exceeds most major rivers in variation, depth, and volume. In fact, the Mississippi is so outstanding that “theories and techniques that apply to other rivers … simply do not work on the lower Mississippi” (Barry 25-28). Looking beyond its external features, the river also contains an intricate internal system unlike any other. In addition to the complicated internal circumstances that normally occur within rivers, the Mississippi also stands out because of its “size, its sediment load, its depth, variations in its bottom” and “its ability to cave in the riverbank and slide sideways for miles” (Barry 20-23). As he describes the unusual corporeal aspects of the Mississippi, Barry brings to light his own wonder in the face of such a daunting natural force. Characterizing the river with its physical properties allows

“On the outskirts of town, within the verge of the peninsula, but not in close vicinity to any other habitation, there was a small thatched cottage. It had been built by an earlier settler, and abandoned because the soil about it was too sterile for cultivation, while its comparative remoteness put it out of the sphere of that social activity which already marked the habits of the emigrants. It stood on the shore, looking across a basin of the sea at the forest-covered hills toward the west.”

We all tend to have a certain way of doing things that when it comes to everyone else, we start to believe it’s a divergent way of doing things. In other words it’s an act of ethnocentrism. A perfect and extreme example of ethnocentrism would be Hitler and the Nazis against the Jews. Hitler believed that the Jews were subordinate to his ethnicity and his believes so they didn’t deserve to live. This connects with Bradford and Smith’s in the way of first impression. They both saw the native americans in an unfriendly way and very different from them due to their choice of style and that’s exactly where ethnocentrism plays a role. Bradford and Smith had their own opinions on the native americans once they touched land and saw them.

Laurel Valley Village Plantation located at 595 Hwy. 308, Thibodaux, LA 70301 in Lafourche, Parish is a museum of the history of farming sugar cane. I visited the museum on April 26, 2016 and viewed the past as if it still sits in the present. The land that Laurel Valley Plantation sits on originally belonged to a Mr. Etienne Boudreaux. He received the land as a grant in 1783.The main plantation house was burned down by Union soldiers in the Battle of Lafourche Crossing on June 20th through the 21st of June 1863. Joseph W. Tucker purchased the land and surrounding lands in 1832. Mr. Tucker was one of many plantation owners in the south that owned slaves and by 1850 had 162 slaves maintaining his fields at Laurel Valley. The plantation switched owners several times, but in 1915 Mr. J. W. Lepine the current owner invented a tractor that enabled him to plant faster than the use of mules and slaves.

In the mid 1800 there was a boom in sudar crops. It was hard for the Hawaiians to make sugar alone, so they took immigrants from other countries to help the Hawaiians but there was many struggles to in this years of boom.Plantation life in Hawaii in the 1800 was difficult. Living conditions in Hawaii were severely poor, working conditions were painful, and racism was treated unfairly.

John M. Barry's Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America, takes us back 70 years to a society that most of us would hardly recognize.

Louisiana Purchase, more prominently known as an acquisition that doubled the size of the country we reside in, was much more than just a simple purchase, much less an easy one. Thomas Jefferson had to consider all the aspects, consequences, and effects that the decision of buying 2,144,500 square kilometers of land would have on the country (Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia 1). This purchase brought many improvements to the country, but also had unexpected consequences that would transform the country as a whole. Although Jefferson’s decision was considered a mistake by some Federalists and caused conflicts with Spain, it was actually a step forward towards the respectable and prosperous country that many had envisioned the United States to be because it doubled the magnitude of opportunities, solved the initial conflict of attaining the port of New Orleans (thus continuing trade), removed France’s colonial power from North America, which made the United States the dominant influence in North America and, most significantly, secured new western territory, which led to westward expansion (Loos).

After the War of 1812, there was a massive migration of settlers into the new squired 14 million acres. With the invention of the cotton gin making cotton a new staple crop, the dying tobacco industry repurposed their slaves, and many people migrated to new land and started growing cotton in mass quantities. While African Americans in parts of the northern states “could vote, send their children to public schools … owned land and businesses, founded

“By then I could feel the ground rumbling through my shoes. I saw the first water sluicing through the lowest part of the pasture, and I knew we didn't have time to make it to higher ground ourselves. In the middle of the field was an old cottonwood tree, broad-branched and gnarled, and we ran for that.” pg.12

In the mid-1700’s, not many people were granted the rights that they deserved. Of these rights, only few could vote and few could be educated. It was typical that white men were allowed to vote and were given the opportunity to become educated. This angered those who lacked these rights, which resulted in uproars within the nation. In an essay from a Maryland newspaper, a discussion of the injustice between owning land and having the right to vote is debated. Benjamin Rush wrote thoughts about giving women the chance at education. Living in the New World meant having rights as citizens and expressing instances of disagreement.

In addition to all of those weapons that were found, there were a lot of artifacts. Since the Levi Jordan Plantation was established in 1848, there are only a few artifacts that aren’t damaged. One of the undamaged artifacts is carved bone that is based on African religious sites across the south. These indicate the status for these four particular slave cabins. They were thought to be the blacksmith, political leader, curer/conjurer, and the carver. The Political Leader was like our mayor or governor and made most of the important decisions. The Curer was probably more based on South African legend than true medical remedies. He was most likely a little bit like our pastor, in that he conveyed religious beliefs to the other enslaved people. The carver worked a little bit with the curer and made him some carvings, but

The Rules of the Highland Plantation was a part of a Barrow’s diary that was wrote between the years of 1836-1846. During the years that this was written slavery was a big part of the nation. Slaves were owned by the wealthy white. More than 345,000 families owned at least one slave, if not more. Slaves would have to work wherever their masters wanted them. During this time there was three presidential elections in 1836, 1840, and 1844. In 1836 Martin Van Buren became president, in 1840 William Henry Harrison became president, and in 1844 James Knox Polk became president. The date just tells me that slavery was going on during this time, and the one who wrote the dairy was a slave owner. The document was wrote during the time period that it was discussed, however it was copyrighted in the year of 1943.

William Bradford wrote, ‘Of Plymouth Plantation’ written sometime between the years 1630-1651 serves as an historical account of the Pilgrims’ voyage and colonization in America. Bradford was born in England but became a separatist, and in 1620, sailed with his wife for America aboard the Mayflower in search of religious freedom. Bradford was a prominent member of the colony, even becoming governor for many years. His written account is still largely considered one the most important historical documents of the Colonization period. However, although viewed as an established historical piece, Bradford exhibits some bias in his historical accounts. His main purpose in writing the book was to convey his world-view/ideology of the Puritan lifestyle and to demonstrate his belief that the establishment of the colony was directly carried out according to God’s divine will. His religious beliefs were demonstrated in the language of the text through the use of a plain-style, third person narrative writing along with his use of biblical illustrations.

Going up that river was like traveling back to the earliest beginnings of the world, when vegetation rioted on the earth and the big trees were kings . . . There were moments when one's past came back to one, as it will sometimes when you have not a moment to spare to yourself; but it came in the shape of an unrestful and noisy dream, remembered with wonder amongst the overwhelming realities of this

The journal, “Of Plymouth Plantation” written by William Bradford is a piece of historical evidence on the journey of a religious group, who became known as the Pilgrims, traveling to the new world. The journal showcase how the Pilgrims were able to survive and thrive in time during their first winter as whole. Establishing a well put community and coexsting with the Indians in the end. About 75 years later, in Salem a religious community trying to outcast the “devil” in their town. The infamous Salem Witch Trials became to known in the play “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller. The accusation came from a group of girls who made the whole town believed witches were among, to avoid punishment for dancing in the forest that was not permitted in