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Clearing the Land
Clearing the Land
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Pioneer Information Card #2 for Grade 3
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1
How did the pioneers move the large logs?
They rode bicycles and pulled the logs with ropes.
They used horses and wagons to move them.
They used a team of oxen to drag the logs.
They had a pickup truck.
2
What is a
logging bee
?
A type of bee that eats wooden logs.
A gathering of bees in a forest.
A spelling contest where answers are logged on paper.
An event where neighbours would help cut and remove trees.
3
"
Brush
" can mean small bushes or trees, or wood from small branches.
True
False
4
How did pioneers pay their neighbours for cutting trees and hauling logs away?
Food, drink and promises to help them when needed
Minecraft Coins
Dollar bills
Gold nuggets
5
For protection, what
kind of shelter
was usually built right away when they first arrived?
Log House
Tent or "lean-to"
Stone House
Dirt House
6
A "
lean-to
" is a small, tent-like shelter made of branches and animal skins.
True
False
7
What was the first step for pioneers to clear their land?
Oxen dragged cut trees to a log pile.
The thick brush was cut away from between the trees.
They built cabins from the logs.
They burned the small bushes and branches.
8
How could a pioneer clear the land on their own?
Chop down the trees and set fire to the underbrush
Put TNT at the tree trunks
Train bears to push the trees over
Shoot the trees down with a gun
9
After cutting down a tree, what happened to the large stump left in the ground?
It was made into a bench.
It was left to rot in the ground or was burned out.
It exploded.
It was left for them to remember all their hard work.
10
"
Underbrush
" are plants, bushes and small trees growing
under larger trees
in a forest.
True
False
11
When the pioneers arrived and got their land grant, what did they have to do first?
Clear the trees off the land and build a shelter
Go to a store to buy supplies and food
Find leaves and dig a hole to go to the washroom
Find a Tim Hortons and get timbits
12
"
Choppers
" are men who are paid money to clear the land.
False
True
13
What would the pioneer's neighbours bring to a
logging bee
?
honey bees and wood
musical instruments and party food
housewarming gifts
axes and oxen
14
When was the
best time of the yea
r to cut down trees to clear the land?
Winter
Summer
Fall
Spring
