Common Violence

Louisiana History

One of the consequences of the revolution in Haiti was an increased emigration of refugees to Louisiana, especially New Orleans, and included whites and free blacks as slaves. Other immigrants were the Cubans in 1809. They helped increase the number of Francophone's in the region. In 1811, the largest slave revolt in U.S., Costa German Revolution took place on the outskirts of New Orleans. About 64 to 500 slaves rose up in the Costa German and marched on the gates of the city. The revolution came as a surprise to the military forces of the Territory of Orleans, and was a major threat to American sovereignty in New Orleans (Ashcraft, 85).

By 1840, the city had become the largest slave market in the United States and some of the healthiest and the third in population in the country. During these decades, more than a million slaves were sold to new territories. The first European explorers visited Louisiana in 1528. Expedition Spanish, led by Panfilo de Narvaez, located the mouth of the Mississippi River. With these first settlements, France claimed this region as their own, and established a French trading empire from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada (Ashcraft, 85).

Violence in Louisiana

Louisiana found itself struggling as a victim to the evils of the world. International cooperation has increased, and new antiterrorist laws have been implemented in the world. Hijackings and Embassy takeovers, being traditional methods, are occurring far less frequently today than before.

Louisiana has been a victim to riots due to racial discrimination and differences between male genders that have led to serious consequences in the history of the state. This has essentially given way to a group of terrorists least bothered by the fears of separating from their constituents or causing harm to the citizens. In the 1990's, less attention was paid to what might cause terrorism and instead focused on its inhibition, improving intelligence mechanisms, increasing comprehensive security, identifying effective anti-terrorist methods, and applying innovative technology (DeVore, 1862).

In the mid-19th and early-20th centuries, a political movement known as “anarchism” became popular that greatly promoted the end of all forms of government, proving them naturally unequal. Some anarchists rejected the use of more regular means of political expression; rather they used violent actions to demonstrate by example (DeVore, 1862).

These technological advancements gave rise to a culture where the use of bombs were adopted and widely practiced by anyone and everyone, wanting to achieve superiority. For example, dynamite was a weapon of choice among violent French and American anarchists, and the use of explosives in terror attacks has been adopted by an increasing group of people in the current century, as well. This half-century of disruption can confidently be attributed to the fatal convergence of ethnic conflict, economic instability, and vast empires in decline. Louisiana finds its governmental efforts targeted towards removing the vices of poverty and crime in the future so that it citizens lead a peaceful life.

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