Life on the Oregon Trail

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Life on the Oregon Trail
By Miranda
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The Wagon

• It was used for going to Oregon
• It was the size of a twin bed.
• The back had milk and grease.
• Front wheels were smaller then back.
• Carried wheat in a barrel and carried dishes in
  the barrel.

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The Trail

• It was very hot and humid
• It was dusty and dirty
• It was very dry
• It could be a dangerous place you could find
  snakes
• It could be a food source.

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People/clothing

• Girls usually wore bonnets
• Girls always wore dresses
• Boys wore suspenders
• Boys wore long sleeve shirts
• They didnt were shoes

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Supplies

• They had pots and pans
• They had a gun with bullets
• They had blankets
• They had knifes
• They had plates and silverware

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Dangers on the trail

• They got bit by snakes
• They had mean Indians
• Wild animals
• mean hunters
• They lost food