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Because at the time, oxen were the most efficient animal to carry their luggage with. Horses were used mostly for the carying of individuals, and oxen provided the strength and endurance needed for a long journey.
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What did people use to pull their Conestoga wagons?
Horses, mules or oxen.
Why did people use oxen to pull their wagons in the late 1860s?
Oxen were cheaper than horses, and stronger than mules.
Did Conestoga wagons use horses or oxen?
oxen
What did they use to pull the wagons on the Oregon trail?
Most people used oxen or horses. These were purchased before the trip was made.
How do you use oxen in a sentence?
They use oxen to pull farm equipment. A pair of oxen，yoked together was used in the plough.
How do you use the word oxen?
My team of oxen can easily pull your car out of that mud hole. The oxen are stampeding!
What did Egyptian farmers use to pull plows?
oxen, slaves
How do you use the word oxen in a sentence?
He hopped in the oxen cart and began on his journey. The two oxen struggled to pull the plough through the muddy field.
What did Egyptian farmers use to pull a plow?
Farmers in ancient used a team of oxen to pull the plough or a farm cart. Sometimes they used slaves to pull the plough perhaps six slaves replacing a pair of oxen. Often the slaves went naked.
Does Greece use their animals for food or work?
yes, because they had to pull carts and wagons.
What are 2 ways to pass the rockies in a covered wagon?
1. use ropes to pull the wagon. 2. use 12 oxen to pull the wagon.
What did people use for transportation before use train was invented?
They used boats, where rivers would take them to their intended destinations, wagons pulled by horses or oxen, rode horseback, or walked.
