A history of Missouri and Missourians; a text book for "class A" elementary grade, freshman high school, and junior high school .. . except perhaps one, were esleemedby the people. The last one was a Frenchman called of his descendants are living in Missouri to-day. TheSpanish governors of Missouri had no trouble with the set-tlers. They had some trouble with the Indians, especially theSacs and Foxes in north Missouri and the Osages in theOzarks. By means of presents they managed to keep on fairlypeaceable terms. The English they never liked and with themhad open conflict. Britis
A history of Missouri and Missourians; a text book for "class A" elementary grade, freshman high school, and junior high school .. . except perhaps one, were esleemedby the people. The last one was a Frenchman called of his descendants are living in Missouri to-day. TheSpanish governors of Missouri had no trouble with the set-tlers. They had some trouble with the Indians, especially theSacs and Foxes in north Missouri and the Osages in theOzarks. By means of presents they managed to keep on fairlypeaceable terms. The English they never liked and with themhad open conflict. British Attack on St. Louis, 1780 Hardly had a decade passed after the founding of when the news came that the American colonists werein revolt against England. In 1778 Virginia sent GeneralGeorge Rogers Clark with his Kentucky riflemen to take fromthe British all north of the Ohio and east of the Clark succeeded. The Spanish in Missouri sympa-thized with Clark and the Americans. The British decided toattack St. Louis, retake Illinois, and march in victory to New Missouri Under Spanish Rule, 1770-1804 49. CO History of Missouri and Missourians Orleans. A force of Indians and a few Canadian-French un-der British leaders gathered in the north. Word was fortu-nately brought to St. Louis, but many of the French settlerswere in the field plowing. The attack, which lasted only oneday, was made on May 26, 1780. The French lost many, bothin killed and wounded, but the British and Indians failed. Notonly was St. Louis saved but also the other Missouri settle-ments. The British withdrew. The next year, war havingopened between Spain and England, a Spanish and French forcewas sent tc attack the British at St. Joseph, Michigan. Theysucceeded and then returned to St. Louis. How THE Settlers Lived , ? / Just as the government during the Spanish rule was sim-ple so was the life of the people. Their houses, furniture,dress, amusements, towns, farms, business, and transpo
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