SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA
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Gristmills
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Sawmills
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Quaker Oats
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Oatmills
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Detailed explanation-1: -A gristmill grinds grain into flour. The name refers to the grinding equipment as well as the building. Gristmills, powered by water wheels, have been around for many centuries, some as early as 19 BC. In the United States, they were common by the 1840s.
Detailed explanation-2: -A grist mill is where grains are ground In simple terms, it is a mill where grains are ground. The word “grist” meant cereal grains to early settlers. The earliest grist mills in America were built in the early 1600s.
Detailed explanation-3: -Millstones or mill stones are stones used in gristmills, for grinding wheat or other grains. They are sometimes referred to as grindstones or grinding stones.
Detailed explanation-4: -The 16’ wheel was connected to a series of gears that stepped up the speed of the machinery and powered the large millstones that produced the finely ground flour and meal.
Detailed explanation-5: -Complete answer:-The two Neolithic tools used even today to grind grain are mortars and pestles.