USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -It took about five months for a wagon train to make the journey. The first major migration took place in 1843 when a single large wagon train of 120 wagons and 500 people made the trip.

Detailed explanation-2: -Between the 1840s and the 1860s, hundreds of thousands of Americans traveled west in covered wagons pulled by teams of oxen. There were four main overland routes, all branching out from Independence, Missouri: the Oregon Trail, the California Trail, The Mormon Trail, and the Santa Fe Trail.

Detailed explanation-3: -From crippling diseases, to wagon accidents, dangerous weather, wild creatures, and attacks by Native Americans, life was very difficult on the journey west.

Detailed explanation-4: -They faced horrible weather, droughts, attacks from Native Americans, diseases, and bandits. There was little in the way of any law enforcement, so families traveling west were pretty much on their own. It was during this time that the Wild West became known for being gunslingers.