Wagon

Conestoga wagons originated in Pennsylvania but were normally built in Missouri which was coincidentally the start of the Santa Fe Trail (Gardener). The wagons were typically drawn by two oxen in order to balance out the weight. Most wagons at this time could have carried about three thousand pounds of goods as long as they were boxed or in barrels. The older wagons didn’t have springs so when the wagon would hit a bump, the axle or wheel would often break…

Steve Hewitt and Gretchen are touching each other. Although one person touched the other person first they are both still coming in contact with one another. This relates to Newton's third law, because the father is exerting a force on his daughter and his daughter is exerting an equal but opposite force on him. The action is your foot pushes on the football, putting an external force on it. The reaction is that the football pushes on your foot and it accelerates. Neither force is greater they…

to leave. The next day we packed up enough food to feed ourselves for 8 months and we bought the biggest wagon at the time to haul all of our supplies. We then bought 4 oxen to pull the wagon and a couple of cows. My wife thought we should bring feed for the animals incase there is no spot for the animals to graze. Through everything we had water was what took up most of the space in the wagon. The last thing we packed was supplies to start our own farm when we reach Oregon.…

The Trail Of Tears The Trail of Tears was a terrible time when the natives were removed from their homes by force in the Eastern USA. They cried when mourning the losses of their loved ones, like us. But you couldn't even imagine how bad the conditions were a that time. They also got bad diseases, endangering their lives. They lost family members quickly. In the winter they starved, and they only drank 2 cups of hot water, cornbread, and 1 turnip per day. The reason it's called the trail…

Back to the things I’ve heard about the trip,some wagon had gotten chased by a pack of indians on horses, another thing I’ve heard is that many jams have occurred due to stubborn mules. I plan to leave this empty town and the only reason I plan to leave is so that I can leave my tragic past behind. It took me awhile just to get my wagon because I had to save up so much money, which I got my wagon through a local store that sold all kinds of wagons, and equipment. I only have two…

The “first" assumption is: In order for an individual to judge about a thing, the individual must stand in a knowledge-relation to that thing. The “second" assumption is: In order for an individual to have knowledge of a thing, he or she has to either know that thing 100%, or he or she does not know that thing at all. The “second” assumption is explicitly laid out in the text. In order to take this assumption as plausible, an understanding of the “first” assumption is necessary. The first…

One wagon goes at a time and we wait for 45 minutes for them to get ahead. Its our turn to cross the river. James and Gabe are in the front pulling the oxen while i'm on the side keeping the wagon straight. Gace is sitting on the oxen because we don't want her to fall in the river. We finally make it across the river and we run into a steep hill we…

Today we are leaving Fort kearney, Kenneth has the wagon fixed and ready to go, i mailed our letter yesterday afternoon and they should be happy to get it when they do. We are following the South side of the Platte River for 170 miles, then we will be at the California Crossing. From there we need to cross the south Platte river to get to the North platte river to follow it instead. We are almost to the California crossing and we are all doing just fine but Juniper is very tired and wants to…

He started his own business about a year ago when he heard about the journey west. Our wagon is eighteen feet long and four feet wide. On the rear axle there is a grease bucket that is filled with a mixture of animal fat and tar, that is used to keep the hub of the wheels greased. I had the choice to buy a Conestoga or a Prairie Schooner, but I chose to go with the Conestoga wagon because it was at a reasonable price of $40 and was big enough for our whole family to fit in, and many people…

that Elie and his father survived by the end. By the start of Chapter 7, about a hundred Jewish prisoners were transported via wagon. Only of those Jewish prisoners did twelve survive. Elie and his father were part of those twelve people. It felt good considering that most of the other Jews were letting their malicious and animalistic side take over. During that wagon ride, the Jews were killing each other over small pieces of food and other resources (ex. clothes). Taken into…