Most pioneers traveled in a [1]conestoga wagon or a spring wagon.
   children would walk behind of the wagon much of the time.
   The Pioneers traveled in a wagon called a covered wagon. The wagon was
   usually a wooden wagon made of hickory, oak, or maple.  A wooden piece
   The wagon could not carry more than 2,000 pounds.  It had big wooden
   the wagon there were many hooks that hung from the wooden hoops.  They
   for.  The front wheels of the wagon were smaller than the back
   wheels.  This helped the wagon turn.  Underneath the back wheels there
   in a wagon was not an easy trip.  There were many things that could go
   wrong.  For example some wagon wheels would break or there would be no
                          What Was a Wagon Train?
   A wagon train was a group of covered wagons that went west.  The
   wagons would travel in a straight single line.  The wagon train looked
   spread out to get away from the dust.  At night the wagon master would
   the wagon circle after dinner and just before bed time.
   The captain, also known as the wagon master led the [6]caravan down
   waking up the members of the wagon train, deciding when they would
   They knew the routes for the destination of the wagon trains.  The
   also helped the captain take care of the members of the wagon train.
                         [15]What was a Wagon Train?
                        [16]Who led the Wagon Train?
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