Goal:
1. Describe the preparation and difficulties
of the Oregon Trail.
Oregon trail – a 6 month, 2000 mile
journey
Oregon Trail
1. Why go?
Oregon Trail
1. Why go?
Discontent, opportunity to start over,
disease and LAND.
Oregon Trail
2. Supplies
Oregon Trail
2. Supplies
a. Wagon – light
and sturdy.
Oregon Trail
2. Supplies
a. Wagon –light and
sturdy.
Oxen used to pull
wagon because
they would eat
grass and the
Indians didn’t
want to steal
them. Could be
eaten in an
emergency.
Oregon Trail
2. Supplies
b. Food (per adult)
200 lbs of flour
75 lbs of bacon
10 lbs of rice
10 lbs of salt
5 lbs of coffee
Oregon Trail
2. Supplies
b. Food (per adult)
200 lbs of flour
75 lbs of bacon
10 lbs of rice
10 lbs of salt
5 lbs of coffee
300 lbs of pilot
bread
Dutch Oven
Oregon Trail
2. Supplies
c. Clothing
5 shirts
2 pants
1 coat
2 wide-brimmed
hats
4 pairs of boots.
Oregon Trail
2. Supplies
d. Other
Guns & ammo
soap, knives
cooking utensils
Bible, money
tools
Oregon Trail
3. Dangers
Diseases - cholera &
dysentery
Weather
Rattlesnakes
Accidents
Alkali water
Getting lost
Drowning
Oregon Trail
4. Myths
a. They rode
Oregon Trail
4. Myths
a. They rode –
actually they
walked.
Oregon Trail
4. Myths
a. They rode actually they
walked.
b. Indian attack -
Oregon Trail
4. Myths
a. They rode actually they
walked.
b. Indian attack –
Indians wanted to
trade w/pioneers.
Oregon Trail
4. Myths
a. They rode actually they
walked.
b. Indian attack –
Indians wanted to
trade w/pioneers.
c. Circling the
wagons
Oregon Trail
4. Myths
a. They rode actually they
walked.
b. Indian attack Indians wanted to
trade w/pioneers.
c. Circling the
wagons - was for
herding animals.
Goal:
1. Describe the preparation and difficulties
of the Oregon Trail.