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Did wagon trains travel by water or land?
By land.
In the gold rush how far can a horse and wagon travel in one day?
The best time seems to be about fifteen miles for a loaded wagon. However this was seldom achieved as such distanced required agreeable land surface and good weather. Wagon trains have been recorded as covering only from one to three miles and five miles was good if the land was rough and the weather inclimate.
How did people travel west during 1840?
They used to travel by trains,bicycles and on foot on land and by ships.
Why did railroads replace routes as the preferred way to travel?
Trains were the fastest, cheapest, largest and safest mode of travel over land.
How would have life been different without trains?
without trains!! we cannot travel fast to a long distance without trains on land. we cannot carry heavy materials like iron ore and iron products from the mining area to the factories. on land it is very difficult without trains for nation to develop. the life would be slow on the land.
Importance of the steamboat?
It opened up possibilities of steam powered trains and faster ans easer travel on land.
How long would it take to get from England to Missouri in the 1800s?
Shipboard was 2-3 months to a United States port. Missouri in the early 1800’s was wilderness Missouri became a state in 1820. To get to Missouri you would need to get there by horse, wagon, or walk. By horse you can travel about 30 miles a day on a good day. Wagon would be much slower and many things could reflect how well travel went. Weather, getting lost, loosing items by crossing flooded rivers, snow storms if left too late in the summer. It would take several months of land travel. I would guess the fastest time would be 6 months. Total travel time about 9 -12 months from start to finish.
What type of obstacles did people face while traveling westward in wagon trains?
They faced Indians that did not like settlers or any one going by there land and poisonous animals hidden in the bushes.
How was the urbanization affected by the transcontinental railroad?
The American people who lived in cities could easily relocate to the west. This made the 1862 Homestead Act possible. People who lived in crowed urban slums could now travel west by railroad and get farm land. They no longer had to depend on a few wagon trains to travel west. Thus the population of western states grew tremendously.
How long would it take to get to the holy land to England in 1290?
Whether by land or by sea, months. Your only choices for overland transportation were: Ride on an animal, ride in a wagon pulled by an animal, or walk.
What was the benefit of traveling in wagon trains the 2000 mile journey to Oregon country?
So they got free land that was huge! p.s thats wut she said :O . bear kolch
What is the web address of the Wagon-Land Adventure Foundation in Tremonton Utah?
The web address of the Wagon-Land Adventure Foundation is: http://www.wagonlandadventure.com
