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Before the expansion of the US railroads, the best way for a traveler to move west of the Mississippi, was to become part of a wagon train heading west. They could also pay to be a passenger on a wagon train. The other way was the long ship route around the southern tip of South America. It would take months to reach California by doing that. Later as railroads continued to expand westward, train travel was often used.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 7y agoOverland you walked, rode a horse, traveled in a wagon train (which meant you walked as the wagon was for supplies only, no one but the driver rode in/on the wagons), after stage lines were established by stagecoach.
By sea, a ship could take you around the tip of South America or could leave you off in Panama and you walked across the isthmus and caught another ship north.
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∙ 15y agoHorse
Horse + Carriage
Walking
Rafts
Canoe
Eventually railroad
Steam engines
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∙ 13y agoThey used to travel by trains,bicycles and on foot on land and by ships.
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∙ 12y agothey walked or used canals or bots
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∙ 13y agoBy foot and horse
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∙ 11y agoin Conestoga wagons
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Who are the people that traveled westward on the Oregon trail to escape persecution in the east?
mormons I believe..
When settlers traveled west what was the name of a specific name wagon they traveled in?
The covered freight wagon associated with the westward expansion was called a Conestoga wagon because they were manufactured in Conestoga, Pennsylvania.
How did the pioneers travel during the Westward Expansion?
sleighwagonhorsebackfoot
What were the cause of the westward migration?
The land and plantations that people were in. The frontier moved westward so did those people/immigrants. The relocation and redefinition of the frontier moved westward over a period of time...same with those people/immigrants.
Did people fight with guns in the westward expansion?
Yes
How did the westward people traveled?
in the wagon's
Who are the people that traveled westward on the Oregon trail to escape persecution in the east?
mormons I believe..
Who traveled west in th westward movement?
lots of Indians and people from the civil war
Why did Columbus travel westward at lower latitudes?
Columbus traveled westward because he followed the winds.
In their journey westward Lewis and Clark traveled the furthest distance on which river?
Missouri
How did William clark play a part in the westward expansion?
he traveled new worlds
How did the westward people travel west?
They traveled west on carriages,horse,walking,land,or by water.They traveled west by the commander and they had to move out of their houses because they forced them to ,and the ones that got forced to move were the cherokee nation.
Why is it inaccurate to say that everyone traveled westward to settle the American west in 1870 - 1880?
Because Mexicans traveled north and Asians traveled east to settle in the West.
Why is it inaccurate to say that everyone traveled westward to settle the American West in the 1870s and 1880s?
Because Mexicans traveled north and Asians traveled east to settle in the West.
When settlers traveled west what was the name of a specific name wagon they traveled in?
The covered freight wagon associated with the westward expansion was called a Conestoga wagon because they were manufactured in Conestoga, Pennsylvania.
What direction did Marco Polo travel?
Marco Polo first traveled eastward from Venice to Cathay (what is now China). Many years later, he traveled westward from Cathay to return home.
How did the pioneers travel during the Westward Expansion?
sleighwagonhorsebackfoot
