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Title:
| Missouri: European and African Heritage |
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Description:
| These sites are about the settlement of Missouri by people of European or African ancestry. Topics include westward migration and immigration. Contains a link to an eThemes Resource on French settlers in Missouri. Includes videos on early Missouri Spanish explorers, French settlers in Ste. Genevieve, and German immigrants in Hermann. |
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Grade Level:
| 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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Resource Links:
| Infoplease: Missouri History
Overview of Missouri history including French and German settlements. Note: The site has pop-up ads.
History of St. Charles
Overview of the settlers in St. Charles, including those of French descent. Covers the migration West, the building of dams and bridges, the Civil War and other historical events in Missouri.
Official Manual, State of Missouri: 1973-1974
Read this interview with Nathaniel Sweets and learn the history of African American population in Saint Louis.
The City of Hermann
A brief description of Hermann's German ancestors and reasons why they settled in the area. NOTE: The site includes ads and an online store.
The Immigrant Experience
This "Peopling of America" timeline shows the dates that immigrants from Europe and other continents began entering America.
A Brief History of Germans in Missouri
Briefly covers Missouri's German descendants from their arrival in the 1700s to the 1990s.
The Ancient Ones
This video "The Ancient Ones" is part of the Finding Missouri: Our History and Heritage series. Learn about the earliest inhabitants of Missouri and how the Spanish explorers affected them. Requires RealPlayer.
A Meeting of Cultures
This video is part of the Finding Missouri: Our History and Heritage series. This video tells about the history of Ste. Genevieve here in Missouri. Learn about this French settlement and its history.
Coming to Missouri: the Immigrant Experience
This video "Coming to Missouri" is part of the Finding Missouri: Our History and Heritage series. Learn about the German immigrants who came to Missouri and settled in Hermann. Requires RealPlayer.
Missouri Office of the Secretary of State
Click on the timeline link to learn more about the history of African Americans in Missouri. The "Guide" link has a list of resources on this topic that are available at the Missouri State Archives.
eThemes Resource: French Explorers and Settlers Around the Mississippi
This eThemes resource site has biographies of French explorers and traders in the Midwest and Canada. Locations of the first French settlements along the Mississippi. History of Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin, Louisiana, and Canada.
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Education Standards:
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MO Standards:
1.1, 2.3, 2, 5, 7
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