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Most people back then used the sun for their time-telling. Also, they had something called a sun dial, and it was a stick that cast a shadow on a certain board that they made up. Depending on what the shadow touches tells what time it was.
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∙ 14y agoThe Pioneers could estimate the time by looking at the sun and where it is positioned
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Some had clocks and pocket watches, but those who didn't, were able to tell time by the sun. When the sun is straight overhead, then it's noon, or very close to it. So if the sun was about half-way between sun up and noon, then they knew it was around 10:00 a.m. Likewise, when the sun was about half-way between noon and sundown, they knew it was mid afternoon.
It's actually easy to tell time by the sun, you just have to pay attention to the position of it, and learn where it is in relation to the time, depending on the time of year.
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Who was the pioneers greatest enemy?
Time
How many pioneers died?
pioneers of what
Who built houses for pioneers?
pioneers built their own houses
Did pioneers use spears?
No they were beyond that. Romans used spears. Pioneers had guns.
How did the Native Americans treat the pioneers?
At first the Native Americans didn't mind the pioneers. But then the pioneers started hunting the buffalo, elk, and deer, which were the Native Americans main source of food.
Who was the pioneers greatest enemy?
Time
What does the phrase beckoning the pioneers mean?
Tell them to go forward
What was pioneers greatest enemy?
Time
What were the pioneers wagons like?
I dont know some1 tell me plz :(
Why a grist mill was important to the pioneers?
because a gristmill wiil save a pioneers time and the miller will make it quickly
what time did the pioneers reach their final destination, oregon city?
The pioneers reached their destination, oregon city in the 1870s and started in 1843. The pioneers suffered death, starvation, disease.
Did pioneers build their own houses?
Yes they had no place to live so pioneers used Buffalo skin grass mud and other things I don't want to tell
What is a sentence for settled?
The pioneers settled a long time ago.
What is the correct possessive form for Pioneers?
pioneers'
Did the pioneers use the Henry repeating rifle?
Some did. early pioneers heading west had flintlocks, which was prior to the Henry rifle. the Henry came about at the time of the civil war
How many pioneers died?
pioneers of what
What was the best time for pioneers to start there trip west?
about 1850 or so answered by nini
