The Oregon Trail
Created By: Abby
November 30, 2017
Have you ever heard about the Oregon Trail. Well, today I will tell you about it, and the benefits on the way there. It all started in the mid 1800s. I will tell you the most hardest parts on the Oregon Trail, and what it took to walk that far! More than 50,000 people used the Oregon Trail between 1841-1860.
Making the Oregon Trail
In 1836, a man named Marcus Whitman arrived in Oregon with his wife and two missionaries.
On May 1843, a farmer named Jesse Applegate led about 1,000 people up and on the Oregon Trail.
Start of the Oregon Trail
In the mid 1800s some families decide to travel to the Oregon region. They usually began their journey at Independence near the Missouri River. One thing why some families wanted to go on the Oregon Trail because they thought that it was a good place to farm their crops and other animals. Also, they traveled to the Oregon region. They usually began their journey at Independence near the Missouri River. More than 50,000 people used the Oregon Trail. The families crossed through the South Pass in the Rocky Mountains to the Green River Valley at Fort Bridger in Wyoming. They also traveled up the Platte River, and the Platte River is north branch to Fort Laramie in Wyoming. Wagon Trains passed through the Independence Rock in Wyoming.
At Sunset
When the sun was going down, they made a tent, a campfire,and ate dinner. After about 10 minutes or less after they ate dinner they sang songs for fun, play music, dance, or play cards. When it was next sunset, and they had found the Courthese Rock and the Jail Rock were two of the landmarks that the travelers looked for a while on the Oregon Trail.
What they had brought
Each spring during the mid 1800s they had packed dried food and clothing to wear. Some families had brought tools on the trail, but you didn’t had to bring tools on the trail. Some people on the trail had brought too many useless items it would that covered wagon down than all of the others. Some families on the trail tried to jam their iron stoves, rugs, and other furniture into small covered wagons.
Injuries
On August 1, 1844, Catherine (a person on the trail) tried to climb onto a moving wagon because the wagons were leaving and she need to get on, and Catherine’s dress got caught on the wheel. Catherine was thrown under the wagon wheel and completely smashed Catherine’s leg and broke it.
The Oregon Trail was an important part of the Westward Expansion. The Oregon Trail took a long time to cover. The beautiful green meadow made the travel.
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