and from the letter he had assumed that Jefferson was planning an expedition.1 Jefferson’s grand idea was "...the object of your mission is to explore the Missouri River‚ and such principal streams of is‚ as‚ by its course and communication with the waters of the Pacific Ocean‚ whether the Columbia‚ Oreon‚ Colorado or any other river‚ may offer the most direct and practicable water communication across this continent for the purposes of commerce..." .2
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very hectic. Mornings in Hannibal are quite and sleepy‚ the streets are empty; people are still sleeping or are in their homes. Store clerks are napping against their store fronts. Wooden flats against the edge of the wharf‚ the water from the Mississippi softly crashing upon the town’s edge. Animal’s walking through thee streets lazily grazing on food left in the streets. Most people in this town rely on steamboats for the excitement and the goods that come along with it. When the drayman hollered
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Compromise‚ there was a lot of controversy as there was always a equal amount of free states and slaves states since 1789‚ if Maine was to become a free state (which was highly unavoidable as slaves started to migrate into Missouri and the West of Mississippi)‚ there became a unbalance. This issue was resolved
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One such work of the time is The Adventures of Huckleberry Fin. In this work by Mark Twain‚ a young boy from St. Petersburg‚ Missouri got some money from a previous adventure but the bank is withholding it from him until he becomes of age. He is adopted by an old lady and her sister but he does not enjoy the life of cleanliness‚ manners‚ church‚ and school but stays to take part in his friend’s gang of adventures. All is well and good until Huck’s brutish‚ drunken father‚ Pap‚ reappears in town and
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have the spotlight on whatever work he was promoting. This allowed Huck Finn to be thrust into the public to shine light on the dark issues of America such as social equality and justice. The book is not just a story of a boy traveling down the Mississippi; it is a powerful social commentary. The benefit it gave to America with its publishing was huge. It provided the framework for establishing a different opinion to oppose the popular Jim Crow era mentality in the late 19th century. The influence
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Desmet‚ Pierre Jean (1801-1870)‚ Jesuit missionary among the American Indians. He was born in Dendermore (Termonde)‚ Belgium‚ on Jan. 1801. He went to the United States and joined the Society of Jesus in 1821. Ordinated a priest in 1827‚ he was among a group sent west to found the Missouri Province of the Jesuits‚ but poor health forced him to retire to Belgium for four years. Returning to the American West‚ Desmet founded a mission among the Potawatomi Indians at Council Bluffs‚ Iowa‚ in 1838. In
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On the case of the Dakota access pipeline‚ the environment is in peril. Now‚ since the Dakota access pipeline is running under the Missouri River‚ it shows that the United States does not really stress about the environment. In the situation of the sacred land involved‚ the pipeline is being built on sacred ground that belongs to the sioux tribe in Standing Rock. This situation makes America
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Importance of the Colorado River. The Colorado River is one of the greatest water sources of America‚ providing water for seven states and Mexico. Water is the most important resource we need for survival‚ and I feel like most people do not appreciate this resource. We do not realize that water is an essential part of life; we keep wasting water like if there is no tomorrow and I think this will lead us to misery someday soon. If this situation doesn’t change‚ in the future‚ wars will be fought
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Civilization and Freedom are two entirely different subjects when it comes to civil-war time. Civilization is a very structured communist effort. While on the other hand Freedom is fighting for yourself and having the least amount of help while facing life issues. Huckleberry Finn is a great book because it portrays the evils of society during the civil-war period. In Huckleberry Finn there is a clear division between the morals of society and the morals of Huck Finn. The morals of society include
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Mark Twain was an author‚ a riverboat pilot‚ journalist‚ lecturer‚ inventor‚ and entrepreneur ("Mark Twain Biography”). His full name is Samuel Langhorne Clemens. But his pen name is Mark Twain. He was born in Florida‚ Missouri on November 30‚ 1835. He died in Redding‚ Connecticut on April 21‚ 1910. He was the sixth of seven children of Jane and John Clemens. His siblings’ names were Orion‚ Henry‚ Pamela‚ Margaret‚ Benjamin‚ and Pleasant ("Mark Twain"). In 1870 he married Olivia Langdon ("Twain’s
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