Tom

= = =French Immigrants =



Why did I choose this group?
===I chose this immigrant group with Edward and Nicholas because I was super interested in what happened to immigrants from France.===

Interviews
===I had an interview with Matthew Kalmans on November 19, 2012, and I asked him some things about what I'm focusing on. Here are the questions I asked him........===

1. Q: What do you know about food that people in France eat? A: French people mainly eat cheese, crepes, and drink wine.

2. Q: What clothing do French people wear? A: They mainly wear hats or berets, shirts and pairs of pants, etc.

3. Q: What is the weather mostly like in France? A: It's cold in the winter, and warm in the summer, like Texas.

4. Q: What do you know about the French government? A: France has a president and has 2 parties like America.

===**I had an interview with Noura Jabir on November 20, 2012 and I asked her some things about what I'm focusing on. Here are some questions I asked her........**===

1. Q: What do French people eat? A: For breakfast they eat croissants with a delicious bowl of melted chocolate, she doesn't know about lunch, but for dinner, they have an appetizer, which is usually a salad or a soup, for a main course they have cheese, some sort of meat, vegetables, they drink wine, and sometimes but not always, they have some sort of a desert.

2. Q: What type of clothes do French wear often? A: They wear what we wear down in Texas.

===I had an interview with Ms. Fraiser, (the French teacher) on November 26, 2012. I hope I get some good information from her. Here are the questions I asked her.......===

1. Q: What do you know about the clothes French wear? A: They wear the same as people in the U.S; but they don't wear as many tennis shoes.

2. Q: What is the government like in France? A: The president is voted by a lucky vote every 5 years. France also has mayors, representatives,and senators, but has no governors.

3. Q: What food do French usually eat on a daily basis? A: For breakfast, kids eat a bowl of cereal with some milk or they have a bowl of hot chocolate and they dip croissants inside the hot chocolate. For lunch, they have a mixed salad, a main dish, cheese, and always some sort of dessert. For dinner, they have pretty much the same thing as lunch, except instead of a salad, French have a soup. French Love and **ALWAYS** eat bread. ( The dessert doesn't always have to be sweet, it could even be fruit! )

4. Q: What is the weather often like in in France? A: Mild weather, unless if they live up north, then it's REALLY COLD! There are **NO** hurricanes in France.

French Government -
~ John Jay was president of the Continental congress. he was chief justice of the US Supreme Court. He also signed a treaty with England about American independence. ===The fact from above was from: []===

~ In the early 1800's Napoleon ruled France.

~ France was also ruled by a King. This is known as a monarchy.

The facts from above were from: prezi.com
~ Today, France has a President and a Prime Minister. Also, France has a Parliament made up of a Senate and a National Assembly.

Texas Government -
~ Texas became an independent republic in 1830.

~ Texas belonged to Mexico in the early 1800's.

===The facts from above were from: gln.dccc.edu/GOVT2301/Lessons/Lesson23/htm/introduction-print__-__version.htm===

~ In 1845, Texas became the 26th state of the United States.

French Food -
~ The first bread yeast was made by French Americans.

~ The French had grown and prepared the first okra, artichokes, and tomatoes in America.

~ Arther Gousse, a chef from France, established restaurants in America.

~ The French brought the concepts of buns, rolls, omelettes, and fancy soup to Texas.

~ French terms still used today include mayonnaise, filet, saute, casserole, and a la mode.


 * [[image:http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR5_-XOu9obkfPqJ3w64WUX5CYxvL9F9BhBm28xpbeG0skQ3w4sdzRBmw caption="French Bread"]] ||
 * French Bread ||

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==The facts from above were from: @http://www.everyculture.com/multi/Du-Ha/French-Americans.html==

Texas Food -

 * [[image:http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRsfqD9jWnskIrEZHORI2JhKBN4xWIkrOjnlnQNuMK-By463G1mvg caption="Corn" link="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=corn&hl=en&tbo=d&rlz=1C1RNKC_enUS500US500&biw=1440&bih=799&tbm=isch&tbnid=S1-2wKqLzBeaAM:&imgrefurl=http://www.palive365.com/2011/09/12/corn-theft/&docid=YXXwjnlDfXaUzM&imgurl=http://www.palive365.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/corm1.jpg&w=1024&h=768&ei=yhS4UKPKJ-e-2gXLyIGgBA&zoom=1"]] ||
 * Corn ||

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~ Modern foods of the 1800's included tamales, corn husks, sweet potatoes covered with marshmellows, mesquite grilled trout, and pecan pie.

~ In the 1800's, a TX grocery list looked like this:
 * Corn
 * Sweet Potatoes
 * Sugar
 * Peppers
 * Mesquite

Texas Weather -
~ The weather is divided into different parts of Texas.


 * [[image:http://www.met.tamu.edu/osc/ClimMap.gif caption="Texas' Weather Regions"]] ||
 * Texas' Weather Regions ||

~ The weather is separated into four main regions.

~The eastern third of Texas is humid.

~ The central third of Texas is sub-humid.

~ The broad swath of Texas to the Rio Grande to the Pecos Valley has a sub subtropical steppe climate.

~ The basin and plateau region has a subtropical arid climate.

===The facts and picture from above were from: http;//www.met.tamu.edu/osc/TXclimat.htm.===

French Weather -
~ Weather in France is warm and comfortable during the summer. Winters can get very cold.

~ Poitou and Charentes, countries in France, are the 2nd sunniest areas in France.

French Clothing -
http://www.everyculture.com/multi/Du-Ha/French-Americans.htm
 * [[image:http://www.everyculture.com/multi/images/gema_01_img0088.jpg caption="A Dress and a Lace Kerchief Veil in a style worn by French brides in the 1700s."]] ||
 * A Dress and a Lace Kerchief Veil in a style worn by French brides in the 1700s. ||


 * [[image:http://threadbarestitchery.com/images/Kids/1800boy-timmy.jpg caption="French Attire for Men and Boys."]] ||
 * French Attire for Men and Boys. ||

threadbarestichery.com

~ France wears the same type of clothes as people in the U.S; except not as many tennis shoes.

Texas Clothing -
~ Texans made their own shoes.

~ Early settlers used buckskin and spun cloth for clothing.

The facts above were from: www.heium.com
~ Motion was allowed in Texan clothing.

~ Comfortable open-necked blouses, and trousers that buttoned into your jacket or blouse were worn by men.

~ Men wore **LOTS** of trousers.

The facts from above were from: histclo.com/chron/c1800.htm

 * [[image:http://fashionrevival.com/catalog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/RW021WesternLaceupShirtBlk2-225x300.jpg caption="Shirt, Men's western lace-up" link="http://fashionrevival.com/catalog/lace-up-shirt-mens/"]] ||
 * Shirt, Men's western lace-up ||

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 * [[image:http://fashionrevival.com/catalog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/RW524WesternWomensLongCoatBrn-225x300.jpg caption="Women's Western Full Length Riding Coat" link="http://fashionrevival.com/catalog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/RW524WesternWomensLongCoatBrn.jpg"]] ||
 * Women's Western Full Length Riding Coat ||

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__Misc. Facts__
~ About 80% of French think they are Roman Catholic.

~ The French had to leave Texas because of the loss of rights.

~ After the French and Indian war,many French moved to Texas.

===The facts from above are from: @http://www.everyculture.com/multi/Du-Ha/French-Americans.html===

~ Thirty million people moved to America from Europe during 1820 and 1920.

~ There are many jobs that immigrants can do. For example, artist, architect, scientists, engineers,etc.

~ Small amounts of Norsemen sailed around 1010 out of Iceland and Greenland, and were the first Europeans to reach America.

===The facts from above are from: Bound for America The Story About European Immigrants By: Milton Meltzer===

~ Most immigrants brought few possessions with themselves. Ellis Island By: Melissa McDaniel

~ 27,000,000 Europeans in 1871-1940 moved to America. Ellis Island By: Melissa McDaniel

~ From 1870-1920, the highest population from France to the United States was in 1920. The population was 153,000. Ellis Island By: Melissa McDaniel

~ French immigrants line up at Ellis Island for check in to the U.S. Ellis Island By: Melissa McDaniel

~ In the 19th century, people left Europe to go to the U.S. Ellis Island By: Melissa McDaniel

~ The "Ellis Island Immigration Station" was officially opened on January 2, 1892. Ellis Island By: Melissa McDaniel

~ Huge ships were mostly used to have immigrants travel to America. Ellis Island By: Melissa McDaniel

~ Sometimes on each ship, there are thousands of crowed immigrants. Ellis Island By: Melissa McDaniel

~ It was hard for immigrants to keep an eye out for their luggage, because those were their only things with them.

~ Children were mostly the immigrants that came to America.

~ French Hugonots were settlers in South Carolina.

The facts above were from: Ellis Island By: Melissa McDaniel
~ Protestants were French Hugonots.

The fact from above was from: [].
~ Pierre -Charles L'Efant was an architect and a French immigrant. Immigration By: Peter Benoit

~ France is in Europe, and Texas which means it took a long time to get to Texas.

The facts from above were from: []
~ Rene Robert Caveiler Sieur de La Salle is one of the French explorers that came to Texas.

===The facts from above were from: []===

~ Ellis Island was used for immigrants from 1892-1924.

~ It takes many steps to even live in America.

~ There's lots of history about Ellis Island.

~ The immigrants spoke many different languages, so it was hard to communicate.

~ Not everybody can make it to America and stay.

~ Immigrants, when they got to the US, sometimes changed their names.

~ Nobody was coming through Ellis Island between 1940-1950.

~ People with non-american money could actually exchange it for American dollars and coins.

**For this 4th grade, project I am mainly going to focus on.........**

 * Clothing
 * ====Government====
 * ====Weather and Food====

=Museum Display Information=

For my museum display, I will be doing a tri-fold.

 * ===I will use one flap for each area of focus.===
 * ===At the bottom of each flap, I will either have a drawing or picture of the main idea of the flap.===
 * ===One flap will be about government, one about weather and food, and the 3rd flap will be about clothing.===
 * ===The bottom of all the flaps, I will put the miscellaneous facts.===


 * [[image:http://www.worldbookonline.com/contents/common-content/wbe-content/mp/lg/mp000074.gif caption="France"]] ||
 * France ||