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{| |- | The preservation of food was always a challenge. The primary ways were to dry out the item, so that there was no moisture to allow it to rot. This was done by smoking the meat, or wrapping it up in salt. Fish, beef and other meets would be stored in barrels of salt. |}

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Many colonists get their food from crops that they grew. They raised livestock for their food needs, and they also fished for seafood.

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i dont CARE HOW THEY GOT FOOD BUTI NEED THE ANSWER FOR MY TEST

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they hunted they hunted

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They hunted wild animals.

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