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in rural areas, they would use an axe to cut the trees, a broad axe to square the wood, aelzes to smooth it. they would use a mortice to make a hole in the ends, and trunnels (tree nails) to connect the wood. theyd use a maul and froe to make shingles

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Because the land had belonged to the Europeans.

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