Before revision: Although they are often thought of as traveling by sea—the dominant form of travel in the early modern era —significant waves of settlement could also use long overland routes, such as the Great Trek by the Boer-Afrikaners in South Africa, or the Oregon Trail in the United States.
After revision: Although settlersfrequently made use of sea routes in the early modern era —significant waves of settlement could also use long overland routes, such as the Great Trek by the Boer-Afrikaners in South Africa, or the Oregon Trail in the United States.