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Life in French Missouri
1.  French Clothing and Accessories of the 1700's
Site 1 Site 2 
2.  The People:  French, Native Americans, and  African-American slaves
Native American Housing

Compare French settlers, African Slaves and Native Americans in the 1700's
 
3.  Where did the French settle?
Where did the French come from?
4.  French Settlers Food
Site 1  | French Cooking-- a combination of African, French, and Indian 

Cajun/Creole Cooking--a combination of French, African, and Indian cooking.


What is gumbo?  |  What is jambalaya?
 
5.  French Farming 6.  French household objects in the 1700's

French Settlers Housing
Site 1  |  Ste. Genevieve
 

7.  Slavery in Missouri 8.  Games played--you need to skim read to find information on this subject.  Scroll down to find it.

pioneer games 1
More pioneer games
Even more pioneer games
Pioneer games 2
Pioneer Games 3
French Holiday Traditions
Holiday Traditions
 

9.  French Women in the 1700's
Learn what women had to do
10.  Lead Mines
Bonne Terre Mine pictures
Missouri Mines Historical Site, including St. Joe State Park
Missouri is top US lead producer

"The Lead State" is one of Missouri's nicknames

 
11.  Fur Traders and Mountain Men
Women of the fur traders

 
12.  Felix Valle House, Ste. Genevieve
13.  Jeanette Fourchet (Fourchette or Flore)

Jeanette's house site
14.  Henry Brackenridge
 Site 2
     
15.  Write a quiz.  Use anything you read about from  chapter 4 to create a PowerPoint quiz.   Entire Class Video:  A Meeting of Cultures
 

 

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