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No AB - I don't know how they lived without it!
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Hmmm, would the pioneers consider them hardships if they were part of their daily lives? One I can think of is surviving the journey across the ocean to a new land ~ then clearing the land for their new homestead, starting from scratch.
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The danger which came with lack of security, uncertain future, loneliness being away from family & friends, language barrier, transport difficulties, insufficient clothing and provision.
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Geeezzzz so many to work from. The females having the "Red River Blues" comes to mind. That had to have sucked BIG TIME!!! Child birth is another doozie of a bad hand dealt to us. Talk about going on a bumpy uncomfortable ride, those wagons had to be nasty for that! And get saddle sores from the horse rides into town for flour! OH GREAT QUESTION ! +6
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Body Oder was probably pretty bad. Infections were a threat to the life rather then an annoyance. Human waste was most likely a huge issue. Just turning on the water faucet or flipping a switch for some light was an impossibility.
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A hostile resident population in the areas that they were trying to colonise, in the form of Native Americans (in Canada they are known as First Nations) who, understandably, didn't take kindly to being invaded.
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NO electricity.......look at how we all complain when we are without power for even a few minutes.
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Unknown weather patterns, wild animals, disease and pestilence. Lack of support from family or close neighbors. Finding or growing food. Clean water, in good supply.
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No cable TV
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Traveling across the unforgiving country side with all their worldly possessions in carts and wagons. Often stuck in the mud up to the floorboards, with no help or roads to follow, and with what little provisions they had to keep themselves alive.
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Locust plagues!
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No ipods or cell phones. How did they ever survive? My grand kids have to have these even before they get out elementary school.
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NO WARNING OR SAFETY LABELS! Playgrounds with unsafe equipment that didn't pass safety standards. Desiccant packages which didn't come with a warning saying "DO NOT EAT". Soap with a warning saying "FOR EXTERNAL USE ONLY". An iron with a warning label "WARNING: NEVER IRON CLOTHES ON BODY". Road sign "CAUTION: WATER ON ROAD DURING RAIN". "OPEN PACK, EAT NUTS" instructions on a bag of nuts. "EATING ROCKS MAY LEAD TO BROKEN TEETH" on rock garden set. A stroller with "CAUTION: REMOVE INFANT BEFORE FOLDING FOR STORAGE". A Halloween costume with "WEARING OF THIS GARMET DOES NOT ENABLE YOU TO FLY". Hammers with "MAY BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED". Rifle with the following warning stamped on the barrel: "WARNING: MISUSE MAY CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH". Food without ingredient lists or nutrition labels. Knit clothing with a tag saying "100% Pure Yarn". Man, I'm SO glad I don't live in those times! I have absolutely NO IDEA how those people could have POSSIBLY survived...
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Starvation.Don't go to dinner at the Donner's.
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Indians
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Outdoor toilets No electricity that means no lights, stove, etc.
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Absence of a language!
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No lattes, Mrs. C - that must have been really rough
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Stale biscuits and hot beer.
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kissing................Dental Hygiene must of been in its infancy.
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Dysentery.
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Pirates.
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No Mrs. C to chat with!!! :)
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By our standards, they didn't have indoor plumbing, a clean water supply, sanitation, electricity, a steady food supply, and every other staple we take for granted. They did not have the police protection to safeguard their life and property that we're accustomed to. We can't imagine the hardships that they faced.
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Religion
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Lack of Sugar, Salt and Companionship. Some lived really remotely.
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No Answerbag! Can you imagine!
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No food - as in the Donner party. They ate each other to survive.
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No medical care/sanitary facilities/medicine
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Getting scalped
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freezing cold winters
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I love looking for primary sources and first hand accounts. In this case, here's a pioneer account of 1800s farming life, written by a "sixty-something" woman. http://www.campsilos.org/mod2/teachers/r5.shtml Just one of MANY essays, letters, journals out there written by pioneers. Some WONDERFUL material available. Sent this one along since it's right online at that url, relatively short, yet gives a flavor of how our DAILY LIFE .. if written down .. can be interesting, helpful and enlightening for those who come along later on .. wondering what "real life" was like "back then". Enjoy!!
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CUTTING TIMBER WITH A AXE OR PLOWING THE GROUND 10 HOURS A DAY.
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Birthing a child.............alone.
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FARMING BY HORSE.
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Armed opposition from the Native Americans whose land they were stealing. +3
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