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Settlers were very busy.They did not have the kind of sedentary lifestyles we take for granted today.They had to chop wood,kill animals for food, build houses.In the evenings they would spend time with loved ones. Orally told stories were very popular. Well educated folk read.
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Who made up the majority of travelers on the California trail before the gold rush?
American settlers
What mountain range did Daniel Boone lead settlers through when he discovered The Cumberland Gap?
Daniel Boone lead settlers through the 'Cumberland Gap' to forge the 'Wilderness Trail' to open up travel to the west.
What we call settlers?
what we call settlers
What were five trails that Americans followed as they emigrated west?
There was the Bozeman Trail, the Oregon Trail, the Mormon Trail and the California Trail that were all used for emigration west.
What was the most important overland route for American migration to the far west?
The Oregon Trail. In 1843, a large wagon train of 1,000 people went on the journey on a path called, "The Oregon Trail" to find new land and new lives. These settlers did not know they were about to make either the best choice of their lives or the worst choice they have ever made. The Oregon trail became popular after people started to find out how many people actually made it to their destination so they started to move to. So many people had made it but not all could see what life was like at their dream home in another land. Between 1840 and 1860 The California Trail had attracted over 250,000 thousand people, but the Oregon Trail attracted well over 300,000 farmers, business men, miners and pioneers.
A sentence with boredom?
I read a book on long journeys to avoid boredom
How did the kids prevent boredom on the Oregon trail?
carved wood
What was the name of the trail followed by settlers moving west from Pennsylvania?
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.
What is a good sentence for boredom?
People will try almost any kind of entertainment in order to avoid boredom.
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
Who and how did settlers prepare food on the Oregon trail?
in 1859
Who were the overlanders who used the trail to migrate west?
Settlers. ;)
What was the most common relationship between settlers taking the Oregon Trail and Indians?
Indians traded with the settlers.
About how many settlers traveled in the Oregon trail?
Over 500,000 people traveled on the Oregon Trail.
What has the author J Houston Harrison written?
J. Houston Harrison has written: 'Settlers by the Long Gray Trail' 'Settlers by the long grey trail' -- subject(s): Genealogy, History
What was the Oregon Trail like for settlers and their families?
Rough. It was hard on everyone.
