The Oregon Trail
A New Life...
The Causes for Movement
A lot of people left for a new life. Some left for gold, some for more, and better land, and some for religious freedom.
Setbacks
A lot of setbacks people had were water illness, dusty, open planes, which were hard too ride on, cold weather, blizzards, snowstorms, difficult terrain, Indians, wagons braking, and most of all, exhausting travel.
Landscape
The terrain was very hard, and so that resulted to many things, wagons breaking, and people getting hurt.
Water
At times, they had to cross bodies of water, a lot of people stayed on their horse and rode across
Illness
Three deadly illnesses were featured on The Oregon Trail- Typhoid fever, Cholera, and Dysentery.
Additional Facts
- Jumping off point (St. Joseph)
- 500,000 people were there
- A boulder as a half way point (Independence Rock)
- Were travailing 4 miles per hour
The Route
People started out in Independence, MO and headed to Chimney Rock. They then headed to Independence Rock as a half-way point, and then went to Fort Bridger, Soda Springs, and Fort Hall. They then headed onward to their stopping point of Oregon City!