Pioneer Homes
What material did pioneers use to build their log cabins?
Logs
What did pioneers use for light at night?
Candles or oil lamps
What was a bread pioneers learned to make from our Frist Nation communities?
Bannock
What animal often pulled wagons?
Horses and Oxen
What game did pioneer children play using a hoop and stick?
Hoop rolling
Why did pioneers build their cabins near forests?
For access to wood and other resources
How did pioneers get water for cooking and drinking?
From nearby rivers, streams, or wells
What did pioneers grow in their gardens?
Vegetables like potatoes, carrots, and beans
What were the main roads made of during pioneer times?
Dirt paths or trails
What did pioneers use to make dolls?
Corn husks or fabric scraps
What was used to fill the gaps between logs?
Mud, straw, and clay, called "chinking"
What tool did pioneers use to chop wood?
Axes
How did pioneers preserve their food?
Salting, drying, or storing in root cellars
What was a major danger during travel?
Weather, broken wagons, or attacks
What was a popular instrument played by pioneers?
Fiddle or harmonica)
What kind of roofs did pioneers use on their cabins?
Sod or wooden shingles
What kind of chores did pioneer children often do?
Collect firewood, fetch water, help in the garden
What was a pioneer oven called?
A Dutch oven
What was the name of the colony now known as Ontario during pioneer times?
Upper Canada
What type of gatherings did pioneers have for fun?
Barn raisings or quilting bees
Aside from logs, what else did pioneers use to build their homes?
Stones
What do you think Toronto was like in 1780?
Forests, wetlands and with Indigenous peoples.
This combination of corn, squash and beans were traditionally grown together by the Huron-Wendat Nation. What was this combo called?
The three sisters
What was the name of the colony now known as Quebec during pioneer times?
Lower Canada
Why did pioneer children often make their own toys, and what materials did they use?
There wasn't a Toys'R'Us! Toys had to be made from materials available to them like wood, corn husks, fabric scraps, and bones to create their own.