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How many animals were in an average wagon train?
Usually it was two horses that pulled the covered wagon. ----- There were different kinds of covered wagons. The small ones might have been pulled by two horses, but the large ones needed more than that. The Conestoga wagons were big enough to carry six tons of cargo, and were pulled by teams of as many as eight horses, or a dozen oxen. There are links below.
How did most settlers travel to the west?
During the time of the American frontier, settlers wanted to move west to live a more fruitful life. When they headed west, they were attacked by the Indians who often killed them and stole their horses, mules, and oxen.
What did colonists use for transportation?
Because the roads were rough and hard to travel on, water was the most efficient way to transport things from place to place. they did however, use oxen and horses to move people and light loads, but most towns had rivers or canals or something like that to help move cargo from one place to the next.
When did the first oxen arrive in America?
In 1624, Edward Winslow brought the first three ox from England -thank you rural heritage website
Colonial America words that start with the letter o?
Oh, dude, colonial America words that start with the letter "o"? Like, you know, "oxen" for those big ol' farm animals, "oak" for those trees they probably chopped down, and "oath" for when they had to promise not to steal their neighbor's cow or something. So, yeah, there you go, some colonial vocab for ya.
