Example+Oregon+Trail+Pecha+Kucha

Slide 1 I'll never forget the day that my dad told me we were moving to oregon -- I was scared stiff. I knew the only way there was on the The Oregon Trail--the only way across them big ol mountains. It was a trail that offered hope, but at the same time took the hope from many settlers who would die before ever setting foot in Oregon. 2000 miles my daddy said -- 2000 miles of indians, buffaloe, diseases and heartache. But that trail called my name and I found myself looking forward to the adventure.

Slide 2 My dady scraped together all the families money to buy supplies -- $750 worth. I Crossing the continent to settle in Oregon was not a journey for the faint of heart, and neither was it a journey for the poor. We stocked up with supplies before heading out from Missouri --- flour, sugar, bacon, coffee beans, lard, spices, dried fruit, beans, rice, and even a keg of pickles. We also squeezed in supplies to help us if we got sick like camphor for colds and blackberry root for diarrhea Slide 3 We stuffed all of our stuff into our prairie schooner Many people got by fine with just their regular old farm cart. We decided to buy a team of oxen. Slower than horses but we knew they would be able to eat the prairie grass along the way an d were strong enough to pull a wagon full of of cast iron pots and pans, a kettle or two, a Dutch oven, and almost 1000 pounds of food. We got to Missouri early in 1845 and decided to wait until the end of March to leave. Daddy thought that would give the oxen plenty of fresh grass to eat as we made our way to oregon.