During early western expansion, the most common method of traveling west was to follow old buffalo paths or American Indian trails using __________.

Early settlers moving west often followed existing buffalo paths and American Indian trails by land. Wagons carried families and supplies, while stagecoaches carried passengers along established routes. Riverboats and ships traveled by water, and trains became common later, so the correct choice is wagons and stagecoaches.

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