How would you get from Kansas City, Missouri to Independence, Missouri in 1847?
For a project at school, we have to write an Oregon Trail Diary and my person is living in Kansas City, Missouri and is going to Independence with her family to join a wagon train to go on the Oregon Trail. I know Kansas City is close to Independence but how would she travel there with her family in 1847?
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Answer 1 :
By foot pushing a handcart horse and cart horseback Don't forget they may have had farm animals with them plus all their possessions, they would probably have bought sacks of food supplies in Independence.
Answer 2 :
Answer: On a Conestoga wagon.
Answer 3 :
Thomas' answer makes sense. She would very likely make the Oregon Trail trip in a Conestoga - most people did. However, planning a trip like this required a great deal of effort. It is open whether she would buy the wagon and oxen and load it in Kansas City, or ship her belongings by stage coach or hired wagon and make the purchases in Independence. Either would work. I think most people bought their wagons at the trail head rather than at home. She could hire transport in Kansas City to get to Independence - either a stage or a private wagon or buggy
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