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Why did the travelers use a prairie schooner? They were waterproof. They could haul many pounds. They were small and light. They could carry many people.

OpenStudy (gibbs):

Alternate title: covered wagon View All (2) Read More: technologytransportationwagonConestoga wagonpageant wagondraystage wagonspring wagon Prairie schooner, 19th-century covered wagon popularly used by emigrants traveling to the American West. In particular, it was the vehicle of choice on the Oregon Trail. The name prairie schooner was derived from the wagon’s white canvas cover, or bonnet, which gave it the appearance, from a distance, of the sailing ship known as a schooner.

OpenStudy (gibbs):

They could carry many people.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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