What are 5 essential items that you would need to bring. If you were going to take a major journey through the wilderness, What are 5 essential items that you would need to bring.

Trails West Chapter 13.1

The Lure of the West Many people viewed the West as a chance to make MONEY

The Lure of the West Who Went West What they wanted Land Speculators Buy large amounts of Western Lands and sell it in smaller parts for a profit

The Lure of the West Own Their Own Farm Who Went West What they wanted Settlers Own Their Own Farm

The Lure of the West Who Went West What they wanted Manufactures & Merchants Earn money by making and selling items to farmers

Find Jobs or Escape their debt The Lure of the West Who Went West What they wanted Others Find Jobs or Escape their debt

New Market to sell Goods Three Main Trails Santa Fe Trail   Santa Fe Trail Starts at: Ends at:  St. Louis Sante Fe, New Mexico Miles  800 Who travels the route:  Traders Why were they traveling the route  New Market to sell Goods

Independence, Missouri Three Main Trails Oregon Trail   Oregon Trail Starts at: Ends at:  Independence, Missouri Oregon Miles  2000 Who travels the route:  Missionaries & Settlers Why were they traveling the route  The Perfect Land

Oregon Trail Rumors The sun always shone Wheat grew as tall as a man Pigs were running about round and fat and already cooked, with forks and knives sticking out of them so you can cut off a slice whenever you were hungry.

Three Main Trails Mormon Trail Mormon Trail Starts at: Ends at:   Mormon Trail Starts at: Ends at:  Nauvoo, Illinois Salt Lake City, Utah Miles  N/A Who travels the route: Mormons Why were they traveling the route Religious Freedom