American Pioneer
You Wouldn't Be an American Pioneer!
A Wilderness You'd Rather Not Tame
Written by: Jacqueline Morley
Fact 1
In the 1840's, most people of the United States live near the Eastern coast of North America.
Fact 2
You will need to fill your wagon with enough goods to at least 5 months: sacks of beans, flour, and dried fruit; barrels of bacon, coffee, and sugar; clothes, bedding, tents, tools, guns, cooking equipment, medicine, soap, and candles.
Fact 4
There are huge herd of Buffalo in North America at the moment, but your fellow pioneers are killing an awful lot of them.
Fact 5
Most wagon trains hire a guide, such as fur trapper who has been west and knows at least part of the route.