Missouri

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MISSOURI
Tarasenko Ulyana

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GENERAL INFORMATION
• The 24th member of the union
(August 10, 1821)
• The territory was found by Father
Jacques Marquette and explorer
Louis Joliet in 1673
• The name means “people with big
canoes” in the Fox language

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THE DEVELOPMENT OF ITS CULTURE
• Missouri culture is a wide mix of
different cultures
• It is most influenced by unique
Ozark culture
• The brightest features of the
culture: jazz, blues and barbecue
A typical log house of the early Ozark
settlers

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RIDICULOUS MISSOURI LAWS
• You need a permit to shave while driving.
• In Kansas City – Installation of bathtubs with four legs
resembling animal paws is prohibited.
• Frightening a baby is in violation of the law.
• In St. Louis – Itis illegal for an on-duty firefighter to rescue a
woman wearing a nightgown. In order to be rescued, a woman
must be fully dressed.
• In St. Louis – A milk man may not run while on duty.
• Four women may not rent an apartment together.

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THE OLDEST CITIES OF THE STATE
Maison Bequette-Ribault in Ste. Genevieve,
1805
Downtown St. Louis skyline from the east

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FAMOUS PEOPLE
Harry S. Truman
Mark Twain

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FAMOUS PEOPLE
Maya Angelou (1928 - 2014)
George Washington Carver (1864-1943)

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SYMBOLS OF THE STATE

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PLACES OF INTEREST IN MISSOURI
The Gateway Arch

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PLACES OF INTEREST IN MISSOURI
Mark Twain Boyhood Home and
Museum
Harry S. Truman Presidential Library
and Museum

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MISSOURI CULTURAL TRADITIONS
State Fair, 1901
State Fair, 2020

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