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Title
Voyageurs in a canoe
Description
Drawing by Frederic Remington. Sometimes the voyageurs transported passengers, as well as cargo.
Interpretation
From the American Bottom (the area on the east side of the Mississippi River from the mouth of the Missouri River about seventy miles south), voyageurs carried flour, wheat, and maize (Indian corn), to New Orleans and points along the way. The American Bottom was known as the bread basket. It supplied much of the grain and flour for New Orleans. From New Orleans up the river, the voyageurs transported sugar, beverages, lead shot, and Indian trade goods.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • Settling in the Midwest  
  • French in Illinois  
Learning Standards
  • 18 Social systems  
  • 17 Geography  
  • 16 History  
Author or Creator
Illinois Heritage Association  
Source
Harper's Weekly, February 1, 1890  
Language
eng
Subject / Keywords
  • Voyageurs  
  • Remington, Frederic, 1861-1909  
  • Fur trade  
  • Transportation  
  • French Colonial Period  
Temporal Coverage
1890
Collection Publisher
Illinois Heritage Association
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
IHA00009
Date Created
6-27-00
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleVoyageurs in a canoe
DescriptionDrawing by Frederic Remington. Sometimes the voyageurs transported passengers, as well as cargo.
InterpretationFrom the American Bottom (the area on the east side of the Mississippi River from the mouth of the Missouri River about seventy miles south), voyageurs carried flour, wheat, and maize (Indian corn), to New Orleans and points along the way. The American Bottom was known as the bread basket. It supplied much of the grain and flour for New Orleans. From New Orleans up the river, the voyageurs transported sugar, beverages, lead shot, and Indian trade goods.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • Settling in the Midwest  
  • French in Illinois  
Learning Standards
  • 18 Social systems  
  • 17 Geography  
  • 16 History  
Author or CreatorIllinois Heritage Association  
SourceHarper's Weekly, February 1, 1890  
Languageeng
Subject / Keywords
  • Voyageurs  
  • Remington, Frederic, 1861-1909  
  • Fur trade  
  • Transportation  
  • French Colonial Period  
Temporal Coverage1890
Collection PublisherIllinois Heritage Association
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource IdentifierIHA00009
Date Created6-27-00
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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