RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
HOMESTEAD ACT
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Question
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Storms
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Being run over by a wagon
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Snakebite
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Disease
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Detailed explanation-1: -Diseases and serious illnesses caused the deaths of nine out of ten pioneers . Such diseases as cholera, small pox, flu, measles, mumps, tuberculosis could spread quickly through an entire wagon camp. Cholera was the main scourge of the trail.
Detailed explanation-2: -Shootings, drownings, being crushed by wagon wheels, and injuries from handling domestic animals were the common killers on the trail. Wagon accidents were the most prevalent. Both children and adults sometimes fell off or under wagons and were crushed under the wheels.
Detailed explanation-3: -KOZHIKODE: The Wagon Tragedy centenary is a special moment for Kuruvambalam in Malappuram as 41 of 70 persons who died after being stuffed into an unventilated goods wagon from Tirur on November 19, 1921 belonged to the village and nearby areas.
Detailed explanation-4: -It is estimated that as many as 1 in 10 emigrants died on the trail-between 20, 000 and 30, 000 people. The majority of deaths occurred because of diseases caused by poor sanitation.