The Oregon Trail
By Bea I, Frida, Bea Z The Oregon trail is an important part to our history because it helped pioneers travel west from Independence Missouri to Oregon City or California in covered wagon trains. The wagons were pulled by Oxen or horses and most of the time there was not much space in the wagon, so the pioneers had to walk behind or beside the wagons so that pioneers could keep the things that were needed for survival. The Oregon trail crossed over six different states which include Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon. That’s 2,000 miles long! Pioneers traveled west for many different reasons. One reason was that pioneers were looking for better farm land. Another reason was pioneers were hoping to find gold and become rich. Pioneers had many dangerous challenges along the way. A very common disease was cholera a deadly disease. They could also get run over by the wagon. Colds could also lead to death. Many times people would get exhausted and would have to take a break. It took a very long time to get to get to Oregon City. When white settlers were allowed to go on a wagon train were all wagons were attached and one driver for all wagons but no black were allowed on board. The most wagons allowed is 200 or least is 10. Most pioneers traveled in the spring so it was quite busy in the spring because of else they would be stuck in the snow if they travel later. A lot of people think that native americans were violent. However this hardly happens it is rare. Some native tribes were very helpful to pioneers traveling west. For example some showed where the closest water was. It’s 2,000 miles long and that's long considering pioneers travel by small wagon pulled by horse or oxen to get around. The Oregon Trail was a popular trail and very well known.
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