Wagon

mid-1840s, when Westport also became an outfitting town. When I visited Independence in 1846, I found, "a great Babel of African slaves, indolent dark-skinned Spaniards, profane and dust-laden bullwhackers going to and from Santa Fe with their immense wagons, and emigrant families bound for the Pacific, all cheerful and intent on their embarkation…

Chief Satanta nickname was (White bear) Satanta by Matthew Potucek Famous speech “All of the people south of the Arkansas River belongs to the Kiowas and Comanches and I don't want to give any of it away. I love the land and the buffalo, and will not part with any. I have heard that you intend to settle us on a reservation near the mountains. I don't want to settle there. I love to rome over the wide prairie, and when I do it I feel free and happy; but when we…

supplies, sugar, flour, meats, and salt. It will also be easier on the mountains because of our 3 oxen pulling us up. These oxen have been in my family for years, plowing and pulling the wagon, so none…

The land in the west was very important to the Americans they believed in the “Manifest Destiny” or belief that the U.S. had to expand westward. There were many aspects associated with America’s westward expansion, some of which resulted in conflict over acquisition of land in the west. In the East people faced many hardships. Women had to work in factories they often got paid less than men and were treated very poorly, they had to live in dormitories next to the factories and…

girls and we were on our way. We got the only wagon we could find, a sad, small, gray thing that had an angry wheel who didn’t want to cooperate. Quickly, we scooped shovel fulls of fresh…

there for two nights. After we set up our tents, the kids instantly went to sleep. The next morning Marvin got up and grabbed our firewood from the trunk in the wagon and started a fire. He and the other 4 men went out to hunt for food so we could feast and leave Alcove Springs the next day. Tony and Paul caught enough fish for our whole wagon train to eat from the Platte River. I woke up…

There are several different types of sports fans and how they act during a game varies on how much they know or care about the sport they are cheering for. Specifically there are three types of fans that seem to be the most common; obsessive, “band wagon” and the part-time fan. The first type of fan that I mentioned is an obsessive fan otherwise known as the die-hard fan. These are the fans that have a favorite team and truly care about how the team will do throughout the entire season. When…

We left right after breakfast, a hearty serving of bacon and eggs. Elizabeth Wright had some extra eggs that she didn't want to bring along so she split it between the people in the wagon train. That only meant four eggs for us so we made more bacon to compensate. We followed the Platte River for one hundred seventy miles before we reached the California Crossing. My legs feel like they are falling off. They have ached since the start of this journey but I can't let Sam know. Then he would just…

interact with them. So that the main character (Desiree) can find about the truth (the letter that Armand is black).Yes, the meaning of this story change over the course of the story.Because, it went from the baby Zandarine being a mystery in the wagon. Then to revealing the truth that Armand is an African American slave. While Armand thought he was Caucasian. As for the symbol in the story: the letter shows Armand could be African American. The letter was a top symbol in the story.…

food so, I would not starve. Second of all, I would bring seven sets of clothes and any other accessories to keep me warm. Thirdly, I would bring oxen, cows, horses, and chickens for transportation and just incase for food. Next, I would bring one wagon for me and my family to travel in. Then, I would bring one spare tongue, one spare axel, two spare wheels, and ten bullets, these supplies are needed when something breaks or when I need to hunt for food. Lastly, I would bring blankets and…