Based on the context provided, the biggest threat of traveling west as depicted in the illustration would be that groups faced the possibility of ambush by hostile natives. This threat was a significant concern for many settlers moving westward during that time period.
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What was the biggest threat of traveling west in the manner shown in the illustration?
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Disease spread quickly
• because the travelers lived so close together.
Individual wagons would
• oftentimes be separated from the group.
Settlers were unable to
• purchase or trade for goods along the way.
Groups faced the
• possibility of ambush by hostile natives.
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