61. The area is known as post rock country because early settlers quarried rock to use as fence posts due to the lack of trees. 62. The desert is also filled with mesquite trees, of which all parts were used by the Indians and early settlers. 63. The early English settlers in Virginia and those in Massachusetts had grown up with a tradition called the Harvest Home celebration, which commemorated the last harvest in October. 64. The early settlers swiftly picked up where their ancestors left off. 65. The early settlers in California were casual about naming the vines they brought with them from the old country. 66. The early settlers worried about Indian attacks and grizzly bears. 67. The Mexicans contend that the early Texas settlers never really intended to remain loyal to Mexico. 68. The Puritans brought Tudor elements and early German settlers introduced Dutch Flemish architecture in their settlements. 69. Their potential was evident to early Spanish settlers. 70. There would be racial tensions in Canada, too, and many early black settlers in Nova Scotia went on to resettle in Sierra Leone, in West Africa. |