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SweetFreedom Posted 12 years ago
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They had a lack of deep snow winters?
Does "they had a lack of deep snow winters" mean "they had a lack of the experience of deep snow winters"?
If it were just a lack of winters that snow heavily, I don't see how it will affect their survival.
Background info:
The original settlers did try to avoid killing the natives and tried to make peace with them. The new settlers needed to learn how to survive in America as they had a lack of deep snow winters.
Yes as more settlers came and claimed more land causing bad relations with the natives who rebelled by attacking the colonists. The colonists responded by attacking back. Note that some native tribes attacked the colonists just because they hunted in the tribes hunting areas. Actual numbers are hard to figure as no one kept any figures.
If it were just a lack of winters that snow heavily, I don't see how it will affect their survival.
Background info:
The original settlers did try to avoid killing the natives and tried to make peace with them. The new settlers needed to learn how to survive in America as they had a lack of deep snow winters.
Yes as more settlers came and claimed more land causing bad relations with the natives who rebelled by attacking the colonists. The colonists responded by attacking back. Note that some native tribes attacked the colonists just because they hunted in the tribes hunting areas. Actual numbers are hard to figure as no one kept any figures.
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'... they had a lack of deep snow winters' does not mean anything as it stands. Are you sure you copied it correctly?
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- they had a lack of deep snow winters' does not mean anything as it stands.
- Are you sure you copied it correctly?
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'... they had a lack of deep snow winters' does not mean anything as it stands. Are you sure you copied it correctly?
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Yes, it was just a copy-and-paste thing.
The author made a mistake obviously.
The author made a mistake obviously.
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Perhaps a better way to say it is "they lacked experience with deep, snowy winters."
The means they did not have the survival skills needed. Where can you find food? How do start a fire when the wood is all wet with snow?
There are some other errors in the paragraph. Was it written by a native speaker?
The means they did not have the survival skills needed. Where can you find food? How do start a fire when the wood is all wet with snow?
There are some other errors in the paragraph. Was it written by a native speaker?
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I believe it is written by a native speaker, whose familiarity with American history gives him the credit.
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