The document summarizes aspects of life for early French settlers in Missouri, including their housing, jobs, farming practices, roles of women, cooking, clothing, education, and recreation. Most houses were made of wood or stone and had few furnishings. The economy relied on fur trading and lead mining, which were difficult jobs. Farming involved communal fields where everyone helped with crops and fences. Women cared for homes, families, animals, and the sick. Typical French foods included soups, stews, meats, and wild game. Clothing for women consisted of long skirts and jackets, while men wore buckskin or cotton. Not many had access to schools, with education reserved for wealthier families. People enjoyed festivals

1. French Missouri By: Sam, Shelby, Colten, Austin, and Morgan

2. The French Village Red, white, and black settlers lived in French Village The Villages were along the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers Built houses far apart Orchards and gardens Cedar post fences by: Colten C.

3. The French Houses Some houses made of stone if wealthy Most wood houses Usually one-story high Few pieces of furniture Steep roofs Porches Later had wooden shingles by: Colten C.

4. African-Americans Most people were black. One of every three people lived in Ste.Genivieve and St.Louis. The people were African American. By:Shelby

5. They got along well but sometimes they had problems. They traded. Indian lodges were open to French hunters. Indians sometimes got jobs. French and Indian Neibors By:Shelby

6. French lead mining and fur trading Fur trading and lead mining was very important. Lead mining was very hard work back then. Also fur was hard to get There was a lead mine near St.Geneve. One of the biggest trading post in Missouri was St. Louis! by: Sam

7. Most first Missourians were farmers! Everyone had to with the crops! the crops were kept in a field called the common field! Every one owned a strip of land to grow there crops! every one had to help keep the fence up! Farming in french Missiouri By: Sam

8. French women The French women planted and harvested their food. They also cleaned the house and took good care of the family. They even took care of the animals and helped the sick and hurt BY: AUSTIN

9. FRENCH COOKING The French made gumbos and soups, along with stews. They also ate roasted and fried meats. Fruits, nuts, and berries are things they ate too. They sometimes even ate wild game. BY: AUSTIN

10. French Clothing The women made the clothing The men wore buckskin or rough cotton The women wore long red, or blue skirts and a short cotton jacket By. Morgan

11. French School Most people didn’t go to school The richer families have the money for their kids to go to school. By. Morgan

12. French People at Play On special holidays they would go to festivals New Years Eve was special to the French They played jump ropes, Tic-tac-toe. By. Morgan