What was life like for Mark Twain in Hannibal, MO in the 1830s?
Mark Twains America
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Map of the USA in 1832 Mark Twains America Fargo Minneapolis
Hannibal
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Map drawn in 1832 Mark Twains America Fargo and Minneapolis
dont exist yet. North Dakota and Minnesota are not states yet. (ND:
1889, MN: 1858)
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Map drawn in 1832 Mark Twains America Towns and farms are far
apart. Can only be reached on foot or horseback. Travel is slow and
difficult. B oats cant easily travel upstream.
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Accurate map of the USA in 1832 Mark Twains America
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Indian relocation in the 1830s The Trail of Tears
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The natural landscape of Missouri.
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Hannibal, Missouri in the 1830s small, isolated surrounded by
forest steamboat travel is very new
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Steamboats Bring Big Changes Steamboats were first brought to
New Orleans in 1811. They change life on the lower Mississippi but
they dont reach Hannibal until 1830.
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Steamboats Bring Big Changes Transporting people and goods is
now quick and easy. New Orleans to Hannibal in 3 days. Piloting a
riverboat was difficult and exciting.
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What did Mark Twain do for fun? Mark Twains America
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What do you do for fun? 21 st CenturyAmerica
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What do you do for fun? 21 st CenturyAmerica
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What did 1830s kids do for fun? hunting fishing hoop rolling
board games Checkers Chess Nine Mens Morrice Blind Man's Bluff
Marbles dress up & pretend dolls wooden toys
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What did Mark Twain do for fun? Mark Twains America But mainly,
he spent a lot of time outdoors playing games of imagination, like:
Robin Hood Pirates Army battles Davy Crockett
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What did Mark Twain do for fun? Mark Twains America And
exploring the natural environment around Hannibal: caves islands
forest river
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Mark Twains boyhood home Mark Twains America
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Later on, well explore what Hannibal and the area around it
look like today using Google Earth. Find the places where Tom
Sawyer has his adventures!