• Red, White, and Black lived along the Mississippi and the Missouri River.

• They built houses far apart so they would have room for barns and black slaves

• They had orchards , gardens and cedar post fence.

• Some made houses of stone if they were wealthy but mostly there were log houses.

• The houses were 1 story high.

• There were steep roofs, porches and simple furniture.

• They had wooden shutters and shingles.

• African Americans were slaves.

• Men hunted and trapped wild animals.

• The men rowed the boats.

• The women were house keepers.

• The women were servants.

•The Indians borrowed Guns, Blankets, & Fur from the Spaniards.

•The French bought moccasins & leather pants from the Indians.

• Most first Missourians were farmers.

• Every one had to take care of the crops.

• The children ran around in the garden.

• Lead mining was a dangerous job.

• Fur was hard to get .

• They ran lead mines near Ste. Genevieve.

• Plant and made food

•Took care of family

•Clean house

•Took care of animals

•Harvested

•Help the sick and hurt

•Gumbos

• stew

•Soup

•Roasted and fried meant

•Fruit

•Bread

•Veggies

•Milk , egg , and butter

•Fish ,duck , Baer, deer,racon

•The women mad clothing

•Men wore buck skins or rough cotton

•Women wore red or blue skirts and short cotton jackets

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•Most children did not go to school

•The richer family's got the money to go to school

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•On special holidays they would do festivals

•New Years Eve was a special holiday for the French

•They played jump-rope and tic-tac-toe

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