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The Cracker Culture in Florida

The Cracker Culture in Florida. What is a Cracker?. Always living close to the land, Crackers hunted wild cattle by cracking bullwhips, and the name “Florida Cracker” stuck!. What kind of houses did the "Crackers" live in?. As the family grew so did the house!. What did "Florida

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The Cracker Culture in Florida

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  1. The Cracker Culture in Florida

  2. What is a Cracker?

  3. Always living close to the land, Crackers hunted wild cattle by cracking bullwhips, and the name “Florida Cracker” stuck!

  4. What kind of houses did the "Crackers" live in?

  5. As the family grew so did the house!

  6. What did "Florida Crackers" look like?

  7. Florida Crackers

  8. What did the "Crackers" eat?

  9. Alligator Snake Cracker Food Freshwater Turtle Cooter

  10. What kind of jobs did the "Crackers" have?

  11. Cracker Jobs Free Range Farming Growing Crops Hunting

  12. Were there stores?

  13. The General Store

  14. How did the "Crackers" get around from place to place?

  15. Steamboat Oxen Train

  16. What did Cracker families do for fun?

  17. Wrestling the Bull Cane Grinder – makes sugar - often the Crackers have a gathering at this time

  18. I would like to thank the author of Cracker by Dana Ste. Claire for all of the graphics used in this PowerPoint presentation.

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