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During the era of slavery in the United States, the education of African Americans, enslaved and free, was often discouraged, except for religious instruction, and eventually made illegal in many of the Southern states. It was believed that literacy was a threat to the institution of slavery. First, literacy facilitated knowledge about the successful slave revolution in Haiti of 1791–1804, the end of slavery in the British Empire in 1833, and the writings of abolitionists. Secondly, literacy allowed or potentially allowed slaves better access to information about the Underground Railroad and other routes to freedom.
The region that's most likely at risk for a tornado is Tornado Alley. Tornado Alley consists of these U.S. states: Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, South Dakota, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado, North Dakota, and Minnesota. These states unfortunately are at the most risk of tornadoes. This is because the region allows cold air (from Canada) meet with moist and warm air (from the Gulf of Mexico), so it's soon in between two the air-masses that most tornadoes eventually form.
The region most at risk for hurricanes are states along the South; the most common places at risk are Texas, Florida, and Louisiana. You're more likely to get hit by a hurricane in these states. This is because of the mere influence from low pressure systems that cause high wind speeds on tropical systems.
With out domestication, we would not have the current plant a and animals today. It allowed for tools and food for settlers.