USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The trail was still in use during the Civil War, but traffic declined after 1855 when the Panama Railroad across the Isthmus of Panama was completed.

Detailed explanation-2: -The End of the Oregon Trail With the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in Utah in 1869, westward wagon trains decreased significantly as settlers chose the faster and more reliable mode of transportation.

Detailed explanation-3: -Overwhelmingly, the journey was made by wagons drawn by teams of draft animals. Some people did not have wagons and rode horseback, while others went west with handcarts, animal carts, or even the occasional carriage.

Detailed explanation-4: -Certain accessories and tools for making emergency repairs to a wagon were necessary to bring along. These included rope, brake chains, a wagon jack, extra axles and tongues, wheel parts, axes, saws, hammers, knives, and a sturdy shovel.

Detailed explanation-5: -The wagon train, which came to be called the Great Migration of 1843, was made up of 1, 000 pioneers traveling in 100 wagons. The oxen that pulled the wagons and the cattle that trailed behind numbered about 5, 000.