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“Walking 2,000 miles barefoot— and that was the easy part.”

“Walking 2,000 miles barefoot— and that was the easy part.”. Go to the website: http:// www.america101.us/trail/Oregontrail.html Use this website to complete the following tasks. Complete all tasks on a loose leaf paper to be handed in at the end of the class. Instructions.

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“Walking 2,000 miles barefoot— and that was the easy part.”

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  1. “Walking 2,000 miles barefoot— and that was the easy part.”

  2. Go to the website: http://www.america101.us/trail/Oregontrail.html • Use this website to complete the following tasks. • Complete all tasks on a loose leaf paper to be handed in at the end of the class Instructions

  3. Emigrant: a person who leaves their own country in order to settle permanently in another. • Hardship: severe suffering of an individual or group of individuals • Fleeced: overcharged purposely a great deal of money • Massacre: deliberately and violently killing many people Words to Know:

  4. Select the category “All About the Trail” • Click on “Hardships” • Task: Rate all of the hardships displayed on this page in order of importance (in your opinion). • Give an explanation for why you chose your top and bottom reason Task 1

  5. Click on the tab: “Native Americans” • Task: Read the piece of the article titled “Relationships” • Choose one of the massacres that is talked about on the website. Write a brief summary of what you read. Questions to think about: Who was involved? Where did it occur? Any interesting facts learned Task 2

  6. Click on the category “Historic Sites” • Task: Choose 2 sites from the list • Write a brief summary about each site on the loose leaf. • Things to think about while writing: Why do you think this site is important? What role did it play for those settlers who visited this site? Task 3

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