Question

List ways people travelled to the west

Answer 1

One way to travel to the West was to sail around the tip of South America, the other way was to travel to the end of the railroad line and take a rough trail on land in wagons pulled by horses, mule, or oxen

Answer 2

All of this done with horses, oxen or mules pulling all of their earthly belongings and suppliesin a covered wagon. The Native Americans were also a threat. They were angry these new settlers were moving onto tribal lands. In the 1840's, the most famous trail that was used by the pioneers was the Oregon Trail.