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When were covered wagons first used?
---- The covered wagon was invented in 1749, the same year that the Conestoga wagon was invented. ---- The covered wagon that became such an important part of this country's westward movement was actually invented in Pennsylvania. Near Lancaster, PA, is the Conestoga Valley, from where the wagon got its name. The Pennsylvania German wagon builders invented this unique wagon to fit the surrounding landscape around 1730. It is said that by 1750 there were seven thousand of these wagons in use. ---- These wagons were built mostly for transporting goods over long distances, for example, shipping goods for sale from Lancaster to Philadelphia. The wagon had a long bed, about 16 feet long, that had a very recognizable sloping bottom, lowest in the middle. It was sloped this way to keep goods from shifting and sliding as it went up and down hills. This feature also made the wagon float just a little when it forded rivers. The capacity of these wagons was as much as 3,500 pounds, and six or eight rods were placed over top for a white cloth to be stretched over to protect the goods from the weather. ---- The wheels were five or six feet high, and four inches wide to keep it from sinking in the mud. The wagons were usually brightly painted, blue on the body and red on the wheels. ---- The Conestoga wagon (invented in 1749) was used also for military purposes as Generals Braddock and Forbes led troops westward, and then later they were used as settlers moved all their worldly possessions across the plains to the new lands. The purposeful and useful design of these wagons made them an extremely important invention.
What is the past of break down?
broken down
Why did the oragon trail wagons travil a stright line?
The wagon trains followed many trails, so they moved in order down the trail with a person leading them. So many went down these trails that today you can still find the wagon wheel ruts in the dirt in parts of the United States. The trails became like our freeways today. One wagon after the other.
How many planes did the spitfire shoot down?
it depends on how many donuts you ate this morning ya jack wagon!
Did the medieval structure began to break down as learning and trade progressed?
Yes
What materials are used to make a covered wagon like the way the pioneers did?
From the top down... canvas was used for the wagon sheet. The bows were a steamed wood strip, with the front and rear bows being occasionally replaced with a wagon rim, the steel band around the outside
A small wagon rolls down a ramp and comes to a stop what forces act to stop the wagon?
Gravity pulls the wagon down the ramp. Friction from the tires on the ground slows the wagon. Wind resistance (friction from the air) slows the wagon as well. Gravity also helps slow the wagon down once it is off the ramp and the wagon is rolling on a level surface.
A covered wagon report is up-channeled to headquarters headqeadquarters down channels an alerting order called a force protection condition alerting message what does the FCAM do?
Both A and B
Where is the prairie chicken located?
Prairie chickens live in a range of the two prairie provinces (Alberta/Saskatchewan) down the coast of Texas.
When did jack the bulldog die in the little house books?
Jack the Bulldog dies in "Little House on the Prairie" after going blind and falling down a hole. He is hit by a wagon and later drowned in a creek while trying to catch a frisbee.
What was the name of the adopted kid on House on the prairie?
They acually adopted 3 kids. first there was Albert who was living on the streets in winoka and came back to walnut grove with the ingalls in season 5. Then in season 8, they adopted James and Cassandra Cooper after their parents where killed when their wagon wheel broke and the wagon went tumbling down a hill.
Why are fungi and bacteria so important and helpful in preventing the Earth from being covered with dead organisms?
They break down organisms into soil
How long did it take for Lewis and Clark to get a prairie dog out of its hole?
Lewis and Clark spent an entire day trying to capture a prairie dog, after they encountered their first prairie dog city which covered some four acres on September 7, 1804. They killed one, then captured another alive by pouring a great quantity of water down its hole. The following April they sent one live prairie dog to Jefferson with the small party that returned downriver to St. Louis. Remarkably, the creature arrived alive.
When was Blow-Me-Down Covered Bridge created?
Blow-Me-Down Covered Bridge was created in 1877.
Does a mustang car break down easily?
no they do not break down
What organs break down drugs?
What organs detoxities break down drug What organs detoxities break down drug
If your conestoga wagon broke down who could fix it?
The person who had the wagon fixed it. Many carried tools to repair the wagons, but in many cases if the wagon was destroyed they walked the rest of the way.
