because of there white canvas tops
Covered wagons were also known as "Prairie Schooners".
because of there white canvas tops
because of there white canvas tops
It is not wagon trains. Groups of covered wagons are called prairie schooners. But we can also call it wagon trains, I guess.
There is no difference. Prairie schooner is a poetic name for a covered wagon (technically called a Conestoga wagon).
A covered wagon, also known as a Conestoga wagon.
"Chuck Wagons" other wise known as "Prairie Schooners"
prairie schooners
Prairie Schooners.
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.
A Canvas that was rubbed with oil to make it waterproof. Hope this helped you for more help on Prairie Schooner wagons, visit edhelper.com, make an account and search The Prairie Schooner, AKA the Covered Wagon! Hope this helped you
Prairie schooners are lighter. Conestoga wagons were too heavy to use for long trip, they were just for transporting goods. The prairie schooners were the ones that went out west.