Life on the Prairie Worksheet
Name__________________________________ Date_________________
This activity will help you think about what daily life on the prairie would
have been like in the 1800s.
Furniture
1. Go to the Furniture Website 1800-1850.
(http://museum.state.il.us/exhibits/athome/1800/objects/1furniture.htm)
Study the types of furniture that prairie families used. Which of these items
are still commonly used in today's homes?
Food Preparation
2. Go to the Food Preparation Website 1800-1850.
(http://museum.state.il.us/exhibits/athome/1800/objects/1foodprep.htm)
Study the objects that prairie families used to prepare food. How are they similar
to and different from items we use today?
3. What do you think you would have enjoyed about living on the prairie? What
would have been hard for you? Write your answers on the back of this sheet or
on a separate piece of paper.
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