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No, that was the colonisers.
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US History,Colonial America
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.
The pioneers migrated west with the help of the covered wagon and wagon trains. The wagon trains were the safest form of travel because of the sheer volume of people.
Horse and Buggy. Walking Covered Wagon Horseback Sleigh
Foot travel followed by horseback and then by wagon including stage coaches. All of these were aided by ship and canoe travel for river crossings.
I think the covered wagon was important because it helped the pioneers travel and carry all of their stuff on trails.
they could travel at only 25 miles per hour at the fastest
People going west used the covered wagon.
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.