What did they take with them?

They would take as many supplies as they could with them. Some of the the food they would take included: yeast for baking, crackers, cornmeal, bacon, eggs, dried meat, potatoes, rice, beans, and a big barrel of water. The pioneers might even take some chocolate for special occasions. They would also take a cow if they had one.  They would use it for milk and meat.  Pioneers made their own clothing so they brought cloth to sew, needles, thread, pins, scissors, and leather to fix worn-out shoes.  They had to make their own repairs so they brought saws, hammers, axes, nails, string and knives.

Click on the pots to see pictures of tools and utensils they would have carried in their wagon.

Click on the oxen to help decide what a pioneer family should pack in their wagon.
 
 
 

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