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Steven Slide 1 We went west on the Oregon Trail to get away from the economic crises in 1837 and again in 1842. Also we went to the west to get large farm area. We could get 600 acres of land. We also left in fear of getting malaria, scarlet fever, or yellow fever. We were esaping the law. After the civil war our home got burned down, so we also wanted a new start in the west. Slide 2 Us on the Oregon Trail have many supplies. We had a wagon, basic tools, a livestock, and supplies for crossing mountains. We usually began there journey at Independence, Missouri, a town near the Mississippi River. It took about 6 months. Many died; some people were even attacked by Indians.

Slide 3 We need a knife.We also need some food. We need some rope. We will need a tent with some iron picks. The picks were for the tent. We would spike the picks into the tents then, into the ground. This would make the wind not able to blow it away.

Slide 4 We killed bufflo as a sport. We went on bufflo hunts. Sometimes we would have to wait for hours for bufflos to pass by. There where millions of buffloes in each herd. One time I thnk I saw about 2 or 3 million bufflos.

Slide 5 For lunch we would have an hour break. After a few days we would get into a routine. We would be up at surtant time in be sleeping at anyother surtant time. On the first days would would try to find the best times to wake up and go to sleep.

Ryan Encountered first herd of buffalo along the Platte River ·  They would wait hours for herds of buffalo to pass ·  Some people would go out on a buffalo hunt for sport ·  Met Native American tribes such as Cheyenne and the Pawnee ·  Were worried but there were no attacks ·  The Native Americans were kind by pulling out stuck wagons, rescuing drowning people, and rounding up lost cattle ·  As they went along the trail fuel for the fires became more scarce and all they had was buffalo dung ·  Hated collecting it but it would burn ·  Cooking bread on a camp fire is difficult ·  It would be burned on the outside and doughy on the inside and it was hard to keep dirt and bugs out of it

JEFF

Fort Laramie is a big trading post located between the Laramie and North Platte rivers. It was one of the most important forts in the settlements of Western America. It was used for many things, including providing protection for the emigrants and travelers that stayed there as well as providing them with new supplies for thier wagon trains. While traveling along the Oregon Trail to Fort Hall, you were likely to see many people with the deady disease cholera. This disease was commonly spread through all people who traveled on the whole wagon train. People were often left behind by there families when they got this disease. When you reach Fort Hall, you will see just what a big place it is. It is primarly a fur trading post, but often families leave their wagons and animals behind here and go forward on foot because this fort is very closer to the end of the journey.

1st pic- When my family traveled on the Oregon Trail, they have to deal with many hardships. We were traveling in very crowded wagons, had to walk for basically the whole trip, constantly risked sickness and death, and many other dangers. We were the harsh mountains and rough terrains they had to travel on as well as dealing with the ever changing weather.

2nd pic-Many people dreamed of reaching the end of the Oregon Trail. It was a long and tedious journey filled with hardships and toil. Few people went the entire journey without a loved one dieing or becoming sick at some point. Food and oxen were lost as well as tools being broken and hope being abandoned. It was a very happy and joyful time for the people that completed the journey. Me and my family recieved a sense of success and accomplishment by completing this rare task.

3rd pic- Many common supplies were needed for the my family on the Oregon Trail. Useful things that we used included lanterns which was used for light, a butter churner that was used to make butter and cream, a big barrel that was storage for items, a pot used for cooking and cleaning, bottles filled with liquid that were used for cooking, and a box with a lock that stored vaulables and other things.

> > Jose 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.
 * Began as Fort William in 1834 and renamed when purchased by US military
 * Where North Platte and Laramie rivers meet
 * Is one of most important forts for the settlement of Western America
 * Used for many things
 * Protected and give supplies to emigrant wagon trains
 * Was a major point in pony express
 * Pony express was mail delivery system
 * Riders went from Missouri to California on horseback
 * Changed horses at stations along the way
 * Fort Laramie was one of these points
 * Cholera most deadly disease on Oregon Trail
 * Healthy people could die in hours with cholera
 * Caused family members to be abandoned and left behind
 * In bad year could kill up to half of the people in your wagon
 * Trail was overcrowded
 * Caused garbage and trash to compile on the trail
 * Dead and sick people and animals could also be found along the road
 * Diseases like typhus, measles, scarlet fever, diphtheria, mountain fever, dysentery, cholera, and smallpox were commonly found
 * Diseases easily spread through people and shared things such as water sources
 * Everyone on trail was looking for an alternative route
 * All people wanted a shorter route
 * Fort Hall was first a fur trading post
 * Emigrants usually abandoned their wagons and animals at post and continued down trail on foot
 * An alternate route to go over the rapids on the Columbia River was made
 * A ferry was built across the rapids and even later a bridge

[first picture]: The way we traveled was by wagons.. They were simply covered with a big sheet of animal hide and pulled by either horses or oxen. The wheels were really big, and the body of it was pretty much just a big rectangular container. We'd go all day in them and we'd also have to sleep in them too. The wagons ere pretty much our home for the whole trip.

[second picture]: This was pretty much the route we went on.. We followed this to get all the way to the west. Luckily the path was already made in dirt so that we didn't get lost or anything. It was a really long way to go.

[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.
 * 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