Ch. 7 Internet Activity

1. How did the prairie schooner compare in size to the Conestoga wagon?

The prairie schooner was a lot smaller than the Conestoga wagon.

2. How was the prairie schooner an improvement over the Conestoga wagon for emigrants traveling the trails west?

It provided a home for pioneer families as they journeyed west in search of land, it also chief means for the transportation of goods.

3. What were the length, width, and height of a typical prairie schooner? length- 11 feet width- 4 feet height- 10 feet

4. Imagine that you and your family had to move all your belongings in a vehicle the size of the schooner, and you had to live in the same vehicle for weeks on end. What problems will your family face? What might you leave behind? Might forget to get enough food for everyone and water. Didn’t have enough room for your pets. All you clothes. We would leave and forget a lot of our belongings.

5. How many stations were on the route in Indian Territory? 13

6. About how far apart were the stations? Most of the stations were separated by 13 to 19 miles

7. The stage was created to carry mail, but passengers could travel from St. Louis, Missouri to San Francisco, California, if they dared and had the money. How long would such a trip take, how many miles would it have covered, and what was the cost?

The trip could be made in 25 days or less, it covered 2,800 miles and costed $200 per passenger.

8. What problems might be encountered on the stage route? It encountered the Civil War. Some months before reporter Thompson Turner predicted that the removal of the Overland route would be a "death blow to Arizona."

9. What was the main purpose for the Texas Road through Indian Territory?

It was a major trade and emigrant route to Texas.

10. Which Civil War battle was fought along the Texas Road? The battle of Honey Springs and the Battle of Fort Blair

11. What were the northern and southernmost points of the Texas Road? southernmost- brownsville...