What did they take with them?
They would take as many supplies as they could with them. Some of the the food they would take included: yeast for baking, crackers, cornmeal, bacon, eggs, dried meat, potatoes, rice, beans, and a big barrel of water. The pioneers might even take some chocolate for special occasions. They would also take a cow if they had one. They would use it for milk and meat. Pioneers made their own clothing so they brought cloth to sew, needles, thread, pins, scissors, and leather to fix worn-out shoes. They had to make their own repairs so they brought saws, hammers, axes, nails, string and knives.
Pioneer Tools and Things They Took
ax | 15 |
shovel | 12 |
hatchet | 9 |
hammer | 7 |
hoe | 3 |
anvil | 150 |
grinding stone | 75 |
animal trap | 15 |
rope | 4 |
doll | 2 |
jump rope | 1 |
marbles | 1 |
family Bible | 2 |
books | 2 |
hunting knife | 1 |
bag of clothes | 40 |
fiddle | 2 |
snowshoes | 8 |
rifle | 10 |
pistol | 7 |
first aid kit | 3 |
flour | 150 |
tea | 10 |
salt | 50 |
sugar | 50 |
coffee | 100 |
bacon | 40 |
dried fruit | 100 |
dried beans | 100 |
cornmeal | 10 |
spit peas | 100 |
oatmeal | 8 |
vinegar | 25 |
pickles | 50 |
dried beef | 25 |
salt pork | 5 |
assorted spices | 5 |
barrel of water | 350 |
vegetables | 5 |
coffee grinder | 5 |
rug | 40 |
bedding | 20 |
mirror | 40 |
dutch oven | 70 |
butter churn | 40 |
table and 4 chairs | 200 |
piano | 900 |
organ | 2000 |
baby cradle | 75 |
wooden bucket | 10 |
bedpan | 2 |
butter mold | 1 |
rocking chair | 50 |
pitcher and bowl | 5 |
cooking stove | 700 |
cooling utensils | 2 |
stool | 10 |
spinning wheel | 80 |
lantern | 4 |
clock | 1 |
10 candles | 1 |
set of dishes | 40 |
(source – written by nine and ten year old students at Floresville Elementary School in south Texas)