FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICANS
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Question
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a sled like device
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a carriage
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a wagon
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a party
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Detailed explanation-1: -A travois, from the French word travail, “to work, ” was a device used for transportation by the Plains Indigenous peoples. Drawn by horses or dogs, the travois carried people’s goods to and from hunting sites and temporary settlements.
Detailed explanation-2: -Model dog travois. Travois are a type of sled attached to either horses or dogs that many Plains tribes use. They are usually made with two large poles.
Detailed explanation-3: -But with horses, tribes could move farther and faster. Because horses could haul larger loads, travois increased in size, and so did tipis. A travois is a frame used to drag loads over land. The muscle to move it was first provided by dogs, and later-much more efficiently-by horses.
Detailed explanation-4: -inventors-lewis-alexis-lewis-collapsible-travois-c-alexis-lewis-750-inline-edit. jpg.