Oregon Trail

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Oregon Trail

• The pioneers crossed the Oregon Trail in search
  of new land and a better way of life.
• The Oregon trail was a difficult trail to be on,
  it had many dangerous obstacles.

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The Jumping Off Point

• The jumping off point was were immigrants would
  gather and make up wagon trains. It was almost
  like a long picnic because everyone used such
  good manners.

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The Route West

• The route west was one of the most difficult
  trail to follow back in the 1800s. They had to go
  over high mountains with Conestoga wagons which
  were very difficult to travel in. They had to
  travel 2,000 miles. If they didnt travel at
  least 20 miles a day they got off track.

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Conestoga Wagons

• Conestoga wagons were the common wagons that you
  would see on the trail. Other wagons that they
  used were farm wagons.
• They were usually 10 feet long and 5 feet wide so
  there wasnt very much room to put things in.

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Supplies

• Pioneers took lots of food, cooking tools, and
  animals.
• They usually hooked oxen to pull them and the
  heavy supplies. They also took oxen because they
  could live off the land and go on in better than
  any other animal.

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Clothing

• Men wore overalls and a shirt. They rarely wore
  shoes.
• Women wore dresses with aprons without shoes.
• Most of them were to poor for shoes because only
  the rich people wore shoes.

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Hunting and Food

• Most pioneers bought food and some supplies in
  Independence.
• When meat got bad they had to throw it out. When
  they ran out of meat they hunted buffalo.

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Dangers

• Along the trail there were many problems such as
  bad weather, diseases, river crossings, walking,
  animals, Indian tribes, and trying to as far as
  they could each day.

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