Mark Twain’s America
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What was life like for Mark Twain in Hannibal, MO in the 1830’s?Mark Twain’s America
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Map of the USA in 1832
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Fargo
Minneapolis
Hannibal
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Map drawn in 1832
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• Fargo and Minneapolis don’t exist yet. • North Dakota and
Minnesota are not states yet. (ND: 1889, MN: 1858)
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Map drawn in 1832
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• Towns and farms are far apart.• Can only be reached
on foot or horseback. Travel is slow and difficult.• Boats can’t easily
travel upstream.
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Accurate map of the USA in 1832
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Indian relocation in the 1830’s
The “Trail of Tears”
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The natural landscape of Missouri.
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Hannibal, Missouri in the 1830’s
• 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 don’t 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?
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What do you do for fun?
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What do you do for fun?
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What did 1830’s kids do for fun?
hunt
ing
fishing
hoop rollingboard games― Checkers― Chess― Nine Men’s MorriceBlind Man's
Bluff
Marbles
dress up & pretenddolls
woo
den
toys
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What did Mark Twain do for fun?Mark Twain’s 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 Twain’s America
And exploring the natural environment around Hannibal:• caves• islands• forest• river
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Mark Twain’s boyhood homeMark Twain’s America
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Later on, we’ll explore what Hannibal and the area around it look like today using Google Earth. Find the places where Tom Sawyer has his adventures!