To pull their wagons, trfthe Mormon Pioneers used horses, mules, oxen and sometimes even pulled them by hand!
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A Conestoga or covered wagon
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.
Pioneers rode on a cover wagon. They also walked when going to the west
out in the open, in circles with their wagon trains
Well, the driver, his wife, and very young children usually did. But you are correct that many pioneers headed West walked most of the way beside the wagon. The main reason was that the wagon was stuffed to the canvas with their worldly goods, and there was no room to ride in the wagon!
A Conestoga or covered wagon
Pioneers traveled by covered wagons. The most common type of wagon was the Conestoga wagon.
Pioneers traveled west using Conestoga wagons. They also used the prairie schooners because they schooners were smaller, lighter, more maneuverable.. They also provided shelter and protection.
Conestoga Wagon
Something used by pioneers on the Oregon trail for their wagons.
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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.
about 2500 pounds per wagon
They used their covered wagon as their houses until they finished their journey.
It depends on the size of the wagon. Anywhere from one to over four oxen are used to pull a wagon.
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The pioneers sometimes tied wooden butter churners so they wouldn't have to churn the butter theirselves because the wagon is very wobbly.