By Zach R.

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Headin' Out West
By Zach R.
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FOOD

• Bacon
• Flour to make bread
• Spices to put in food
• Butter

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WEAPONS

• Pistols
• Bow and arrow
• Shotguns were often used for hunting
• Axes could cut wood for fires
• Knives were used to strip animals fur

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Dangers

• Cholera was a mysterious disease often fatal
  within hours
• Starvation caused many people to die
• Lightening sometimes struck wagons and killed
  people in the fire
• Common mistakes like falling under the wagon
  wheel were often fatal

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ANIMALS

• Oxen were strong but slow
• Mules were strong but got tired quickly
• Horses could carry supplies but attracted thieves
  
• Buffalo were big game used for food and clothes

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FUN FACTS

• The Oregon Trail was the only practical path West
• People played frisbee with dung
• There was a wind powered wagon
• People left as early as February