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Because the tops of the wagons reminded people of ships at sea.

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What is a nickname for covered wagons?

the nick name for a very larged covered waggon is called a PRAIRIE SCHOONER


What are facts about covered wagon?

Another name for covered wagons is a prairie schooner.


What is the difference between covered wagons and prairie schooners?

There is no difference. Prairie schooner is a poetic name for a covered wagon (technically called a Conestoga wagon).


Is there any other names for the covered wagon?

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.


Historically what colors were Prairie Schooner wagons painted?

Prairie Schooner wagons were painted with blue bodies and red wheels. These wagons were used in westward expansion of the United States.


What were the wagons called that the pioneers followed into Oregon country?

They were called Covered Wagons.


Prairie schooners where covered with what kind of cloth?

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


Large canvas-covered wagons that were predecessors to trucks were called?

Conestoga wagons


Large canvas-covered wagons that were predecessors to trucks were called .?

Conestoga wagons


Which takes less horses to Cary the conestoga wagon or the prairie schooner?

The Prairie Schooner was lighter and smaller than the Conestoga wagon and so it required less horses to pull it. Both of these wagons had a bonnet that covered the box.


What are coved wagons also called?

Covered wagons were also known as "Prairie Schooners".


What were the groups of covered wagons called?

It is not wagon trains. Groups of covered wagons are called prairie schooners. But we can also call it wagon trains, I guess.