Chapter 12: The Nation Grows "The Wheels to the West" Introduction      In this chapter, you learned that settlers headed west in the hopes of buying land, finding gold, and making their fortunes. Daniel Boone led a group of adventurers who cleared the main road west through the Appalachians. Thousands of families took the Wilderness Road and the Overland Trail in wagons. Go onto the Internet to learn more about the wagons and stagecoaches they used on their journeys. Destination Title: Overland Trail home page Note: Clicking on the link above will launch a new browser window. Need help using your browser for this activity? Click here for tips. Directions Start at the Overland Trail home page. Click on the Concord Coach page. Click All About the Concord Coach. Read the paragraphs about the Concord Coach. On the bottom of the page, click on Overland Trail and then click on Clickable Map of the Overland Trail (Julesburg to Fort Bridger). After reading the text and viewing the map, answer the following questions. 1. What was unique about the wheels of the Concord Coach? 2. According to the "Hints for the Traveler," where is the best seat on a coach located? Why? 3. The terms "wheelers," "swings," and "leaders" refer to what? 4. What is Virginia Dale? Which three states come together just east of Virginia Dale?