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Life on a covered wagon was difficult. Dust covered the wagons from traveling on dirt roads. Life on the covered wagon could also be dangerous.
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What sturdy vehicle covered with white canvas was used by the pioneers to move west?
Pioneers traveled west using Conestoga wagons. They also used the prairie schooners because they schooners were smaller, lighter, more maneuverable.. They also provided shelter and protection.
How big is a covered wagon?
Most covered wagons were 7-8 feet tall and had a length of around 10-15 feet. By appearance, a covered wagon looks bigger than a modern automobile, but they didn't weigh as much.
What is a conastoga wagon?
A Conestoga wagon is a large freight type wagon pull by horses or oxen. They were used to move families across the nation in the western expansion. They were constructed in Conestoga, PA.
How much weight can a covered wagon carry?
A properly made Conestoga Wagon could carry as much as 12,000 pounds of cargo. The main issue for the wagon was not its capability. It was the horses or oxen to pull it.
What do hills look like?
Hills are tall mounds of earth covered in grass or mud.
Who used the covered wagon?
People going west used the covered wagon.
Is there any other names for the covered wagon?
The covered wagon was the main means of travel for about two centuries of American history. The wagon box was covered in hoops with a canvas tarp on top. Another name for the covered wagon was prairie schooner because the white canvas top looked like a ship's sails as it moved along the prairie.
What is the duration of Mickey's Covered Wagon?
The duration of Mickey's Covered Wagon is 1080.0 seconds.
What is the duration of Covered Wagon Days?
The duration of Covered Wagon Days is 3360.0 seconds.
What is Prairie schooners?
A covered wagon, also known as a Conestoga wagon.
When was Covered Wagon Days created?
Covered Wagon Days was created on 1940-04-22.
When was Mickey's Covered Wagon created?
Mickey's Covered Wagon was created on 1933-11-30.
What is a sentence with the word covered?
He was absolutely covered from head to toe in chocolate.As a wingman, he kept the squadron commander covered from the flanks.Make sure you are well covered in sunscreen, unless you want to bake yourself.Are you covered by life insurance?
What is a covered wagon wagon?
the nick name for a very larged covered waggon is called a PRAIRIE SCHOONER
The nickname for pioneer wagon was?
Covered Wagon Prairie Schooner
Different types of wagons?
Conestoga Wagon Chuckwagon Stagechoaches Sheep Wagon and............................................ Covered Wagon
Old form American travel covered?
an covered wagon
