Life in the Black Swamp:  Then and Now 

Watch video clip one, "Forests to Farmland" and clip five, "Sacrifice & Survival" and read "Black Swamp Once Ruled the Land and People" by Ken Kinney of the Sentinel Tribune (6/10/99) to help complete the following activity.  Also visit this Black Swamp website for additional information.

Complete the Venn Diagram comparing the Black Swamp then and now.  You may want to consider some of the following:  Land, animals, clothing, transportation, and supplies.

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