Rural Settings in Stories
Missouri 1840s, Texas mid-late 1800s, Carolina Mountains 1930s 

Use the following resources to research each rural setting. 

​Things to remember:

• Everything needs to be written in your own words! If you don't understand what you're reading enough to paraphrase it in your own words, ask for help!
• You may use any of the links within the links provided below. Just be sure not to leave the main website.
• You have flexibility in your time range, but don't go more than a few years before or after your assigned time frame.

Missouri in the 1840s

1. Mark Twain's Mississippi (This is correct. It refers to the Mississippi River, not the state!)​
2. Missouri Historic Towns
3. Hannibal History ​
4. Mark Twain Historic District
5. Voices from the Trail
6. Henry County Missouri
7. ​Timeline of Historic Missouri​
8. Historical Overview

Texas in the mid to late 1800s (roughly from 1850-1900)

1. Late Nineteenth-Century Texas
2. Timeline of Texas Women's History 
3. The Transformation of the Texas Economy
4. Life on the Frontier
5. Bell County History (just one of many rural counties at the time)
6. Ransom and Sarah Williams Farmstead
7. Life in the State of Texas

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​Carolina Mountains in the 1930s

1. Blue Ridge Mountains 
2. Great Smoky Mountains​​
3. Great Smoky Mountains Parkway and the Cherokees
4. The Great Depression in North Carolina
5. Agriculture in North Carolina during the Great Depression
6. Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
7. Great Depression and the New Deal
8. The Depression for Farmers
9. Life During the Depression 

​Can't remember how to cite a website? First, your group members can help! And two, you should watch the video on the left. It walks you through citing a website step by step. It will not be one of the websites you use for this assignment, but the process is the same no matter what website you use!

Still need help? Ask Mrs. Newman!