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What was the name of the trail followed by settlers moving west from Pennsylvania?
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∙ 13y ago
When the settlers traveled the trail in the mid-1700's it was a little,old Indian trail. Then more and more settlers traveled the old Indian trail and the trail began to get larger.Soon enough the trail was big enough for wagons to travel the trail and then they named the trail The Great Wagon Road.
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How did the settlers get to the Piedmont area of the Appalachians?
European settlers from Pennsylvania,Maryland, and Virginia found a new way to reach the Piedmont. Settlers followed an American Indian trail that became known as the Great Wagon Road.
What was the Oregon trail?
Many Settlers moving to Oregon country and other western areas followed the 2,000 mile long Oregon Trail, which stretched from places such as Independence, Missouri, or Council Bluffs, Iowa, west into Oregon Country
How did the natural geography of the US influence the route that settlers on the Oregon trail followed?
settlers wanted to stay close to the Missouri River.
How did the natural geography of the United states influence the route that settlers on the Oregon trail followed?
Settlers wanted to stay close to the Missouri River.
Did the Mormons follow the same exact trail as the emigrants?
yes They were emigrants, so whatever trail they followed would have become an emigrant trail. But, yes, they followed the path of previous groups moving west from St Louis.
What supplies were thrown out at the Oregon Trail?
Mostly unneeded food was thrown out along the Oregon trail, once the settlers moving west realized they had over packed...
Who followed the Oregon trail?
Pioneers looking for a better life followed the Oregon Trail.
What routes did settlers take to reach the west in the early 1800'S?
The Oregon Trail, the Western trail, the mormom trail and the California trail during the gold rush in 1846
What Iroquois Indian trail did the early settlers use to migrate to the South?
Appalachian Trail
What route did the Mormon trail follow the west?
They followed the Orgen Trail
What routes did the Mormon trail follow to the west?
They followed the Orgen Trail
Who and how did settlers prepare food on the Oregon trail?
in 1859
