MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE OREGON TRAIL WESTWARD MIGRATION TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN
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fields and plains
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snow and ice
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rivers and mountains
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streets and walkways
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Detailed explanation-1: -Covered wagons were known as prairie schooners because their white canvas tops reminded people of the sails on ships at sea.
Detailed explanation-2: -Covered Wagons The covered wagon consisted of a wooden bed covered by canvas stretched over wooden hoops riding on top of iron-covered wooden wheels and iron axels. Covered wagons had two main purposes: transporting people with their belongings and supplies on long journeys and hauling cargo across difficult terrain.
Detailed explanation-3: -The covered wagon or prairie wagon, historically also referred to as an ambulance, a whitetop, or a prairie schooner, was a vehicle usually made out of wood and canvas that was used for transportation, prominently in 19th-century America.
Detailed explanation-4: -If the river was low and slow, then the river was typically forded. In other words, the oxen pulled the wagon across the river, with the wagon wheels rolling on the river bottom. But if the river was high and swift, then fording the river would not work.