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<p>Importing a new version from external source</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>==1. Describe in writing, orally, or with pictures how the early pioneers met the following basic living needs: ==<br /> ===a. Housing and furnishings ===<br /> ====Housing====<br /> [[Image:Valley Forge cabin.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Log Cabin]]<br /> [[Image:Saskatchewan sod house.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Sod House]]<br /> &lt;br style=&quot;clear:both&quot;&gt;<br /> The first European settlers in the New World came from England, and brought English building practices with them. In England, timber was scarce, and the building techniques reflected that scarcity. This really made little sense, because the East Coast of the New World where they settled was literally ''covered'' with timber. When the Swedes arrived around 1640, they introduced the log cabin. Compared to other house-building techniques, log cabin construction saved a ''lot'' of labor. Logs needed to be debarked, cut to length, and notched where they made joints. They did not need to be sawn into planks.</div>

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