For the most part, the westward expansion of the United States was achieved with a standard farm wagon, fitted with a canvas cover. However, the Conestoga wagon was a more sturdy wagon, built to carry loads up to 8 tons (7 metric tons), with an upwardly-curved floor to prevent cargo-shift. When caulked, they could easily and safely Ford rivers, keeping contents dry. They gained popularity in colonial America after The Revolution, helping to open up commerce to Pittsburgh and Ohio.
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Another name for covered wagons is a prairie schooner.
A Conestoga or covered wagon
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Horse, covered wagon, and by foot.
Life on a covered wagon was difficult. Dust covered the wagons from traveling on dirt roads. Life on the covered wagon could also be dangerous.
People going west used the covered wagon.
The duration of Covered Wagon Days is 3360.0 seconds.
The duration of Mickey's Covered Wagon is 1080.0 seconds.
A covered wagon, also known as a Conestoga wagon.
Covered Wagon Days was created on 1940-04-22.
Mickey's Covered Wagon was created on 1933-11-30.
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.
the nick name for a very larged covered waggon is called a PRAIRIE SCHOONER
Covered Wagon Prairie Schooner
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