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Question 5 • Introduction to Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security

Why was getting the water to the burning building so labor-intensive in colonial days? Check all that apply.

Answer

A water pump on a cart was useful, but it still required many men to move it.

Water pumps had not been invented.

Colonial firefighters had to run to the front stoop of people’s homes to find water.

Buckets had to be carried to the burning location.

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