https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl Ryan Paulman (Hr 2), Jadon Page (Hr 4) en-us 2021-04-08 13:34:49 UTC 2025-09-03 12:22:41 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f6f6.png paulmr0149 https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1395934502 “I see the fog closing down, and it made me so sick and scared I couldn’t budge for most a half a minute it seemed to me—and then there warn’t no raft in sight; you couldn’t see twenty yards” (Twain 85). 
This quote from Huck that is found in the novel shows how dangerous the fog is on the river because it can easily cause travelers to become lost or separated from their fellow travelers.]]> 2021-04-08 13:59:38 UTC https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1395934502 paulmr0149 https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1398472009 “Well the days went along, and the river went down between the banks again; and about the first thing we done was to bait one of the big hooks with a skinned rabbit and catch a catfish” (Twain 60).
One activity that is practiced heavily on the river is that of fishing. Families take their boats out onto the river in hopes of catching tasty fish. Businesses also use the Mississippi to capture fish that is then supplied to restaurants and stores.]]> 2021-04-09 03:00:31 UTC https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1398472009 paulmr0149 https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1398474912 “The ferryboat was floating with the current, and I allowed I’d have a chance to see who was aboard when she come along, because she would come in close, where the bread did” (Twain 45).
As shown in the quote above, the Mississippi River was primarily used for transportation of people during the early 1800s, and ferries carried people between port cities.

]]> 2021-04-09 03:01:56 UTC https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1398474912 paulmr0149 https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1398478029 This article discusses the piracy of the 19th century on the rivers of the United States and tells the story of the Harpe brothers. #Piracy]]> 2021-04-09 03:03:20 UTC https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1398478029 paulmr0149 https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1398479712 “Then we lit up and had supper, and the king and the duke family laughed their bones loose over the way they served them people” (Twain 153).
This line from Huckleberry Finn exposes the presence of traveling cons on the Mississippi River, who swindled townspeople with underwhelming performances and other deceptive ploys. ]]> 2021-04-09 03:04:05 UTC https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1398479712 paulmr0149 https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1398487839 “We laid there all day, and watched the rafts and steamboats spin down the Missouri shore, and up-bound steamboats fight the big river in the middle” (Twain 69-70).
Twain identifies various types of ships that utilize the river throughout the novel, including steamboats, ferries, rafts, and canoes.]]> 2021-04-09 03:07:51 UTC https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1398487839 paulmr0149 https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1400614126 The massive effects of flooding is demonstrated when Huck says,“Another night when we was up at the head of the island, just before daylight, here comes a frame house down, on the west side. She was a two-story, and tilted over considerable” (Twain 56).]]> 2021-04-09 16:20:27 UTC https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1400614126 paulmr0149 https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1407300451 The latter portion of this article analyzes the barge system on the river, which is used to transport resources and products throughout the United States]]> 2021-04-12 13:45:00 UTC https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1407300451 paulmr0149 https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1407316283 2021-04-12 13:47:55 UTC https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1407316283 paulmr0149 https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1407337363 The end of this article discusses the affects of flooding on the areas surrounding the Mississippi River. Attempts at flood control are also described and outlined in this article. #SafetyFirst]]> 2021-04-12 13:51:49 UTC https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1407337363 paulmr0149 https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1407373863 In this news article, the coast guard discusses the dangers that strong currents pose to vessels and swimmers.]]> 2021-04-12 13:58:21 UTC https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1407373863 paulmr0149 https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1408215364 This guide from the Wisconsin DNR outlines the regulations for fishing on the Mississippi River in Wisconsin. #FishFun]]> 2021-04-12 16:25:24 UTC https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1408215364 paulmr0149 https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1408255931 This website provides information about a company’s cruises on the Mississippi River. #Vacation]]> 2021-04-12 16:32:45 UTC https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1408255931 paulmr0149 https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1408285308 This article dives into the history of the Mississippi River and what vessels were used to navigate the river during American history. #Innovation]]> 2021-04-12 16:37:58 UTC https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1408285308 paulmr0149 https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1408305023 This historical article explores the use of ferries in the early 19th century around the area of New Orleans.]]> 2021-04-12 16:41:25 UTC https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1408305023 paulmr0149 https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1408326100 2021-04-12 16:45:11 UTC https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1408326100 paulmr0149 https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1408394684 This video displays a FOX news report about major fog that caused safety concerns along the river. #StayAlert]]> 2021-04-12 16:57:09 UTC https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1408394684 paulmr0149 https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1417088337 “Them rapscallions took in four hundred and sixty-five dollars in that three nights. I never seen money hauled in by the wagonload like that before” (Twain 153).
This quote emphasizes the cunning criminals of the river that either stole money from oblivious townspeople or tricked them into giving up their money willingly. These strategies proved to be highly effective.]]> 2021-04-14 15:46:42 UTC https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1417088337 paulmr0149 https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1420892752 In Old Man River, Paul Schneider describes the flatboat, which was the most common vessel on the river during the early 1800s. According to the book, the flatboat was “not much more than a rectangular box of planks, fifteen feet wide and up to a hundred feet long, caulked with pitch or tar” (Schneider 208). Schneider then goes on to explain the uses of the flatboats; blacksmiths and general stores floated down the Mississippi rivers on these massive flatboats, taking their products with them as they encountered new customers. #VesselOrigins

]]> 2021-04-15 13:19:58 UTC https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1420892752 paulmr0149 https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1420965817 Within his book, Paul Schneider provides readers with an account of Cave-In-Rock, which is a notorious ambush area for pirates on the Mississippi River. Schneider informs readers of stories that have been told about the famous spot by travelers who have become a victim of the pirates. One man recounts a story of his crew being captured and the captain being stabbed to death in front of the entire crew. Unfortunately, the man who told the story was the only one to escape the attack alive, for he jumped from the rocks and deceived the pirates into thinking that he had committed suicide. The author then elaborates further, saying that Cave-In-Rock is a perfect spot for a pirate lair because it has a great view of incoming boats on the river. Various vessels have been lured into the cave where the people aboard would meet an untimely demise at the hands of the pirates. #SteerClear]]> 2021-04-15 13:33:52 UTC https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1420965817 pagej0381 https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1421759316 During this he 1830’s, the slave population in Mississippi increased by almost 200 percent. Most of these slaves came from Virginia and Maryland. They were moved due to weak markets for cash crop production in the North. While some slaves were taken to southern slave markets in New Orleans and Natchez along the east coast or  were marched across land, other slaves were taken down the Mississippi River to reach these markets. Approximately 100,000 slaves were brought into Mississippi in the 1830’s. http://www.mshistorynow.mdah.ms.gov/articles/395/antebellum-mississippi

#Greedy ]]> 2021-04-15 15:56:59 UTC https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1421759316 paulmr0149 https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1421916459 In Old Man River, the author describes the massive logging industry that took place on the Mississippi River. Since the river borders 10 states and is located at the center of the United States, it was the perfect water way for transporting lumber easily. Schneider wrote that “Enormous rafts of logs came down the rivers from anywhere there were trees to cut” (209). Additionally, according to Cramer’s Navigator, an astounding 7 million feet of lumber was transported down the Mississippi River through Pittsburg. Later in the 1800s, loggers began to harvest the vast forests of Wisconsin. Based on this, it is palpable that the logging industry was a major part of life on the Mississippi River.]]> 2021-04-15 16:24:40 UTC https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1421916459 paulmr0149 https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1427496419 This article depicts the events of some of the most famous Mississippi River boat races in United States’ history, including the famous 1870 race between John Cannon’s Robert E. Lee and Thomas Leathers’ Natchez. #NeedForSpeed]]> 2021-04-17 00:24:44 UTC https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1427496419 pagej0381 https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1431364609 In 1830, Andrew Jackson passed the Indian Removal Act. This act let the federal government take all Native American land that was east of the Mississippi River and relocate the natives into land west of the Mississippi. The Cherokee tribe resisted this act and as a result, they were forcibly moved. This this relocation became known as the trail of tears and resulted in the death of about 4,000 Cherokees.

#Despicable]]> 2021-04-19 04:09:09 UTC https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1431364609 pagej0381 https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1431365535 2021-04-19 04:09:46 UTC https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1431365535 pagej0381 https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1431366067 2021-04-19 04:10:06 UTC https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1431366067 pagej0381 https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1433775273 The early barges on the Mississippi provided many common men with jobs on the River. In Life on the Mississippi, the author describes these sailors as: drunkards, poor, immoral, foolish, rough, and uneducated, but they were also described as: courageous, reliable, truthful, and fully committed to their duties. #BargeLife]]> 2021-04-19 15:52:22 UTC https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1433775273 pagej0381 https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1436172664 #LearnMore]]> 2021-04-20 03:59:09 UTC https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1436172664 pagej0381 https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1436179401 The Mississippi River is home to many venomous snakes. These snakes include the Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake, the Carolina Pigmy Rattlesnake, the Eastern Cottonmouth Moccasin, and more!
http://www.msdh.state.ms.us/msdhsite/index.cfm/48,2662,322,pdf/VenomousAnimals.pdf

#Poisonous]]> 2021-04-20 04:03:26 UTC https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1436179401 pagej0381 https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1436183977 2021-04-20 04:06:24 UTC https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1436183977 paulmr0149 https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1442350205 2021-04-21 13:04:13 UTC https://padlet.com/paulmr0149/xp7iszqvhc7gq6tl/wish/1442350205