Oregon+Trail+project+josea09


 * The route to the far western part of the United States.
 * If they didn’t travel on the Oregon Trails many states wouldn’t be a part of the U.S. today
 * 49ers on the trail would venture miles just to find food for their animals
 * 49ers were in a hurry to get to west so they took shortcuts
 * They would take a ship to isthmus of panama
 * Settlers relationship with natives got vicious in 1850
 * Settlers built Fort Klamath to help protect themselves

Our trip to the West on the Oregon Trail was very hard. But it was worth it big time. The importance of that trail is immense... if the pioneers and I didn't travel the Oregon Trail, half of the United States wouldn't exist right now! While most of us settlers didn't try to cheat on the path, there were some golddiggers that wanted to get to Oregon and the other states to find gold and get rich. They found shortcuts and tried to take a ship to the Isthmus of Panama then get to the other side quicker. Some of the people, to feed their animals would have to travel miles just to find adequate food for them. In 1850, our relationships with the natives got vicious, quarrels started to break out between us until the we built fort Klamath to protect us.

[third picture]: Water was really scarce on the trail. When we traveled sometimes we'd go the whole day without finding water. When we found water we'd llet our animals graze and drink up... We drank alot when we could and we tried to gather and save as much water as possible.