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Pioneers
What animals did the pioneers have to kill but did not want to kill?
What animals pulled wagons on the Oregon Trail?Why did pioneers use oxen instead of horses?What killed most pioneers?What trees were on the Oregon Tr...
Where did the pioneres live?
In the 1840's and 1850's hundreds of thousands of pioneers made the long trek west to new frontiers in Oregon and California. For months they lived in...
What was a big animal the pioneers used to ride?
Most pioneers traveled the trails west by oxen. However, the Gold Rush of 1849 depleted the supply of oxen in the departure areas along the Missouri R...
Did pioneers have pets?
In fact, most photographs of early homesteads invariably include a dog. Cats might also have been part of the household, but in keeping with their tem...
What did the pioneers do when they were attacked by wild animals?
What dangers did the pioneers face?What was the biggest threat to pioneers on the wagon trail?What did pioneers need to survive?What hardships did th...
How was wildlife dangerous to the pioneers?
Animals could panic when wading through deep, swift water, causing wagons to overturn. Animals could cause very serious injury to their owners. People...
How could wildlife be dangerous to the pioneers that traveld west?
Major threats to pioneer life and limb came from accidents, exhaustion, and disease. Crossing rivers were probably the most dangerous thing pioneers d...
What were four dangers pioneers were likely to encounter on their journeys west?
The pioneers quickly learned that they were more likely to be injured or killed by a host of more mundane causes. Obstacles included accidental discha...
What animals killed the pioneers?
Snakes on the Plain Copperheads, cottonmouths and rattlesnakes posed real dangers to travelers. Rattlers were found in prairie brush, on rocky hillsid...