By Lucas ,Mario ,and Ananya.
Culture
In the Southeast, part of the culture was slavery. 4 million African Americans were enslaved in 1860. Another example of culture is agriculture, which joins economy to culture. The last part of culture that I will talk about is the music. The blues and Jazz were part of the southern culture especially on the Mississippi. Famous leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr., who was born in Alabama, fought for civil rights.
Luther = Martin Luther King Jr.Jr.
Part of the Appalachian Mountains is in the Southeast. Also part of the Mississippi River and its tributaries are in the southeast.
In the Southeast, the climate is very warm. Since it is very warm, many cash crops can grow. Also, Disneyland is in Florida because it almost never rains. The unexpected freeze of 1962 killed 8 billion oranges.
Growing crops is important to farmers in the Southeast. They grow cash crops to sell, and regular crops to eat, such as oranges, tobacco, soy beans, and rice. Coal is also important to the Southeast. In 1993, more than 934 million tons of coal were produced.
Coal Farmers
Cause and effect of the unexpected freeze
The unexpected freeze of 1962
Loss of 4 billion oranges Poor orange harvest Bad year for agriculture
Louisiana-7
Arkansas-4 Florida-25
Mississippi-4 South Carolina-6
Tennessee-9 Puerto Rico-1
Kentucky-6 North Carolina-13
Alabama-7 Virginia-11
Georgia-13 West Virginia-3
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SenatorsFlorida- Bill Nelson, Mel Martinez
Georgia-Saxby Chambliss, Johnny Isakson
Kentucky- Mitch McConnell Jim Bunning
Louisiana-- Mary Landrieu, David Vitter
North Carolina-- Elisabeth Dole, Richard Burr
South Carolina-Lindsey Grahm, John DeMint
Tennessee--Lamar Alexander, Bob Corker
Mississippi -Thad Cochran, Trent Lott
Arkansas- Blanche Lincoln, Mark Pryor
Alabama-Richard Shelby, Jeff Sessions
Virginia- John Warner, Jim Ebb
West Virginia- Robert Byrd, Jay Rockefeller
Governors• Alabama-Bob Riley • Arkansas-Mike Beebe• Florida-Charlie Crist• Georgia-Sonny Perdue• Kentucky-Ernie Fletcher• Louisiana-Kathleen Blanco• Mississippi-Haley Barbour• North Carolina-Mike Easley• South Carolina-Mark Sanford• Tennessee-Phil Bredesen• Virginia-Tim Kaine• West Virginia-Joe Manchin• Puerto Rico-Anibal Acevedo
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