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Oregon Trail

Oregon Trail. Shelly M. Reasons To Move West. Money problems More land Family. Preparing For The Trail. Independence Missouri Get supplies Get a wagon train together. The Wagon. Made of wood 4 ft wide and 12 ft long Covered with white canvas cloth Packed with supplies.

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Oregon Trail

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  1. Oregon Trail Shelly M.

  2. Reasons To Move West • Money problems • More land • Family

  3. Preparing For The Trail • Independence Missouri • Get supplies • Get a wagon train together

  4. The Wagon • Made of wood • 4 ft wide and 12 ft long • Covered with white canvas cloth • Packed with supplies 4ft 12ft

  5. Supplies • 1,000 pounds of food (for every 4 people) • Supplies for cooking • Clothes • Blankets to sleep on

  6. Animals • Oxen • Mules • Some horses

  7. The Trail • From Independence, Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon • 2,000 miles • 1840’s-1860’s

  8. Hardships • Walking • Weather • Disease • Accidents

  9. Legacy • Opened up the west

  10. Sources • hhttp://library.thinkquest.org/CR0210182/ • ttp://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Oregontrail.html • http://www.historyglobe.com/ot/otmap1.htm • http://www.americanwest.com/trails/pages/oretrail.htm

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