A pioneer village
Shopping and Provisions
Family life
Farming
Pioneer Jobs
100

The force of water made it turn.

What made the grist mill/mill turn?

100

In these days, this store housed goods and the post office. 

What is the general store?

100

Wood, buffalo chips, straw/hay and even hair! 

What items might be used for a pioneer home fire?

100

Pigs and chickens. 

What animal meat did they usually raise to eat?

100

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday AND Saturday! 

How many days a week did pioneer children go to school? 

200

He ran the grist mill and had to know how to grind grain.

Who was the miller?

200

This method includes paying with something other than money. 

What is bartering/trading?

200

They maintained and cleaned the home, gardened, made clothes, spun/dyed wool and fabrics, among other tasks. 

What chores did women and girls do?

200

Oxen and horses. 

Which animals were used to pull plows?  

200

It was for storing lunch baskets, coats, and sometimes naughty children.

What was the school closet/cloakroom for?

300

It is made by grinding up corn, wheat, or other grains.

How is flour made?

300

This treat at the general store was especially enjoyed by the kids. 

What is candy/penny candy?

300

They looked after cows, sheep, pigs, farmed, and hunted. 

What chores did men and boys do?

300

Vegetables, wheat, and corn. 

What crops were commonly grown?

300

They used an outhouse or bushes for privacy. 

Where did pioneer children use the restroom?

400

Blacksmiths, general store owners, and farmers.

What are some of the jobs in a pioneer village?

400

The list included ribbons, tools, candy, food such as fresh eggs, fabric, and many other things!

What did the general store sell?

400
Most settlers came from Scotland.
Where did most settlers come from?
400

Cottonwood and birch, apple, plum, and more!

What trees did the commonly plant?

400

One or two dollars a week.

How much money would a pioneer teacher get paid a week?

500

When a doctor visits a patient in their home, a typical practice in pioneer days. 

What is a house call?

500
A place to talk/get news and buy things. 

What role did the general store play in the town?

500

Clearing land, especially trees and stumps, was one of these tasks. 

What is one of the most difficult tasks for pioneers?

500

They were one of the earliest fences it was common to build. 

What are snake fences?

500

Only 30%. 

What general percentage of kids attended school in the 1800s?