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The First Nations peoples taught the pioneers many things. List four of the six categories.
What is medicine, farming, hunting and fishing, cooking, transportation, and clothing?
100
This building had one room and had a stove in the middle of the room.
What is a school?
100
Most Early Settlers came from this continent.
What is Europe?
100
This treat was made from the sap of trees.
What is maple syrup?
100
Pioneers liked to make animal shapes. They would make this with their hands in the firelight.
What are shadow shapes?
200
The First Nations peoples showed the settlers how to rotate this to keep the soil in a good condition for growing vegetables.
What are their crops?
200
This building was not only a store, but also a meeting place.
What is the General Store?
200
There were many chores that the Pioneers had to do on their farms. These are three chores that men and boys had to do.
What are clearing the land, cutting trees for firewood, planting crops, hunting, building furniture, digging wells, harvesting crops, fishing, gathering firewood, helping with the harvest, feeding and taking care of livestock, and building fences.
200
The First Nations peoples taught the settlers how to make this special, white, fluffy treat.
What is popcorn?
200
The settlers had fun in the winter. These were some of the activities that they would do. (Name 2)
What is skating and tobogganing?
300
The First Nations peoples showed the Pioneers how to make these special items for transportation in the winter.
What are toboggans or snowshoes?
300
Logs were made into wooden planks or boards in this building.
What is the Sawmill?
300
There were many chores that the Pioneers had to do on their farms. These are three chores that women and girls had to do. ****DAILY DOUBLE****
What are taking care of the children, taking care of animals, making clothes, quilts, and blankets, preparing meals, preserving and storing food, planting crops, making candles, helping with the harvest, helping take care of younger siblings, feeding animals, and washing the dishes.
300
The main source of meat for the Pioneers was from this animal.
What is a pig?
300
Pioneer children, like some children today, liked to do these activities. (Name 2)
What is play checkers, skip, and play ball?
400
The First Nations peoples showed the settlers to fertilize their corn by doing this.
What is placing a dead fish in the hole when planting the corn seeds?
400
Iron is made into special tools and horse shoes in this building.
What is the Blacksmith?
400
This in the Pioneer's home was used for cooking and heating the log cabin.
What is the fireplace or hearth?
400
Pioneers did not have refrigerators. To keep their food from not going bad, settlers had to preserve it. Name two ways that settlers preserved their food.
What is drying, salting, smoking, and pickling?
400
Pioneers loved Charades. In this game, families had to do this.
What is role-play or pretend they were someone or something?
500
These 3 vegetables are planted together to help each other grow. They are known as the Three Sisters.
What are corn, squash, and beans?
500
Wheat and other grains were ground into flour at this building.
What is the Gristmill?
500
There were three steps to clear the land. List them.
What is clear the underbrush or small bushes, cut down larger and taller trees, and pull out the stumps?
500
Pioneer families gathered these foods from the forest. (List three)
What are fruits, nuts, and berries?
500
Families would often invite neighbours over to help them do work. They might do this for quilting, clearing the land, or corn husking. The family would plan food and entertainment for this.
What is a bee?
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