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When settlers headed west, they had little time for building fancy houses. They usually traveled west during the spring and when the weather was good.
If they were lucky, they reached their destination with just a few weeks of summer left. They had to plant crops and quickly find shelter.
Fun Facts
Questions and Answers
Question: Did the pioneers have beds or other furniture?
Answer: The early pioneers slept on animal skins and sat on tree stumps. Later beds might be a cloth sack filled with straw, grass, or cattails.
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