Chapter 9 - The Changing South

California was not part of the changes of the South, including slavery of the African people. However, in comparison to the idea of slavery, many argue that the Spanish missionaries enslaved the Indian people. The idea of slavery in the context may not directly compare to that of the African slaves, but the Indian people were subjected to rapid and violent social and cultural change. The Indian people were pulled from their homes, traditions, families, and made to adapt to a new culture and values. Many forcefully did not submit to this new ways of life and ultimately were violated and subjected to slavery unintentionally.

A little hard to see, but a painting of Indians playing music at the Santa Barbara mission.

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A painting showing the Chumash Indian's revolt at the SB Mission.

[Sources]

http://www.sandiegohistory.org/journal/78spring/labor.htm

http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/search/controller/view/chs-m2626.html

http://americangallery.wordpress.com/tag/american-west/

http://www.sito.org/cgi-bin/egads/showart?show=ham.0129

Chapter 8 - Appalachia and the Ozarks

The Appalachians and Santa Barbara don't really have much in common. The Appalachians topography made it difficult to be used in farming and settlement. However, Appalachia became significantly known for its mining, most notably coal. However, it had a big negative impact on Appalachia's physical geography making it undesirable to live. Poverty rates in the Appalachia's is significant, mostly in Southern Appalachia cultures.

Santa Barbara, in comparison, has had some issues with its physical geography and farming; the county being hilly and including lots of forest. However, Santa Barbara county has found ways to to go around this and has hundreds of successful wineries. The Coal Oil Point in Santa Barbara is the largest oil seep in the world. It hasn't adversely affected the area as much as the Appalachia's farming did, but the oil seep does produce tar balls that wash up on the beach. Also, the oil seep is a natural occurring process whereas the people in the Appalachia's farmed and created the problems. On the topic of poverty, in the 2000, the census data report stated that 13.4% of Santa Barbara's residents were below the poverty line. The per capita income for Santa Barbara then was $26,466. This compared to the actual cost of living shows that the number of people below the poverty line is quite high.

Satellite map of petroleum seep.

[Sources]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Barbara,_California

Chapter 7 - The Bypassed East

Santa Barbara is not included in the Bypassed East. Santa Barbara has been inhabited by people for over 13,000 years. Currently, it is a very popular place to live and visit. There are many neighborhoods with distinct history, architecture, and cultures.

Santa Barbara neighborhood map.

Spanish influenced homes.

Santa Barbara marina.

University of California Santa Barbara.

As specified previously, tourism alone gives the Santa Barbara economy more than a billion dollars per year.

State Street.

Stearn's Wharf.

[Sources]

http://www.danaoneill.com/santa-barbara-neighborhoods/

http://express.ece.ucsb.edu/pictures/aerial_campus2.html

http://www.worldofstock.com/stock_photos/TAC3417.php

http://www.engr.uconn.edu/~garrick/ce254/ce%20254%202009/lecture%20and%20home%20work%20index%202009.htm

Chapter 6 - All about Canada

Since Chapter 6 is supposed to be skipped, considering I'm not blogging about Canada, I thought I would include an interesting crop report on Santa Barbara. (pdf file)

Agricultural Production Report 2009