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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!