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What was life like on the overland trails? A Nation moves West What was life like on the overland trails?

Lesson 4 Vocabulary Resourceful: good at finding solutions to problems

Why did people head west? Economic Opportunity! Rich farmland…

Why did people head west? Mineral Wealth… (I see gold in them thar’ hills!)

Why did people head west? Harbors for shipping…

Why did people head west? Most just hoped for a better life!

Narcissa and Marcus Whitman Pioneer Missionaries who helped make Oregon Territory a part of the United States Built a mission for the Cayuse tribe in 1836 Marcus was a pioneer doctor Narcissa was most likely one of the first two women to cross the Rocky Mountains They helped guide a wagon train party to the Oregon Country in 1843

Oregon Trail 2,000 miles long By the 1840s, thousands of settlers were moving west to the Oregon Territory

Willamette Valley Most settlers on the Oregon Trail were bound for the rich soil of the Willamette Valley in present-day Oregon.

Mormons and the Mormon Trail The Mormons were a religious group founded in New York in 1830 by Joseph Smith. Mormons moved to Illinois to avoid religious persecution.

Mormons and the Mormon Trail Brigham Young replaced Joseph Smith as leader of the Mormon church after Smith was killed by an anti-Mormon crowd in 1844. Young led his followers west and founded the territory of Utah (1846) and Salt Lake City (1847) Brigham Young served as governor of Utah after it became a territory of the United States.

Mormons and the Mormon Trail The route the Mormons followed from Illinois to Utah became known as the Mormon Trail.

Gold brought more than 80,000 people to the Sacramento area in 1849. Trails to California Gold brought more than 80,000 people to the Sacramento area in 1849. The Old Spanish Trail connected routes that had been used by American Indians and Spanish explorers.

Life on the Overland Trails Most people walked Wagons pulled by horses carried supplies

Life on the Overland Trails Pioneers faced many hardships on the trails: Poor planning could mean not enough grasses for the animals Thunderstorms and hail Swift currents on rivers Lack of water in deserts Snowstorms in mountains Conflicts with American Indians Shortcuts with deadly terrain

Assignment Read Unit 8, Lesson 4, pages 193-196 Answer questions as you read Complete Lesson 4 quiz