1. Cede Mountain men Joint occupation 49ers Mormons Santa Fe Trail Manifest Destiny Boomtown Rendezvous Vigilante Emigrant Oregon Country Unit 9: Vocab Quiz Word Bank – all words will be used one time.

2. The Oregon Trail 1840s - Manifest Destiny

3. Oregon Trail Present Day States

4. Independence, Missouri Most popular jumping off point for the Oregon and California Trails

5. Oregon Trailhead Marker

6. Conestoga Wagon

7. Reenactment – American Pioneers

8. Remnants – Wagon Ruts of the Oregon Trail

9. Wagon Train Reenactment

10. Remains of the Oregon Trail Wagon Ruts

11. Visions of the Trail

12. The march of Manifest Destiny

13. Scott’s Bluff, Nebraska

14. Reenactors – Conestoga Wagon and yoke

15. Present day image of remnants of the trail

16. Scenes from the Trail

17. Casualty’s of the Journey – trailside grave sites

18. Not all made the journey – trailside markers

19. Wagon Trains – endless ribbons of travelers

20. Chimney Rock, Nebraska End of travel on the Great Plains – heading into the Rockies

21. Independence Rock, Wyoming Many settlers celebrated U.S. Independence at this stopping point.

22. Independence Rock, Wyoming Travelers often marked their passage by climbing to the top of Independence Rock and/or making their mark in the stone.

23. Independence Rock Circle the wagons – protection, community

24. Independence Rock

25. Fort Laramie – Supply Store Last stop for supplies before heading into the Rocky Mountains

26. Supplies at Fort Laramie Recreation of possible pioneer supplies available at Fort Laramie

27. Remains of Fort Laramie

28. South Pass Remnants of wagon tracks crossing the Rocky Mountains

29. South Pass Remnants of wagon tracks crossing the Rocky Mountains

30. Devil’s Gate

31. Rocky Mountains Dangerous crossing during certain times of the year

32. Rocky Mountains

33. American Pioneers

34. Sample Frontier Town

35. Sample houses built by American Pioneers

36. Recreation of possible pioneer camp

37. Fort Bridger

38. Recreation of possible Pioneer supplies

39. Sample Pioneer tools

40. Buffalo Chip Excellent source of fuel for camp fires

41. Children’s Chores Collect buffalo chips

42. Buffalo – food source for travelers

43. Sample Prairie Schooner

44. Oxen in the yoke

45. Platte River, Nebraska

46. Snake River, Idaho and Utah

47. Willamette Valley, Oregon Final destination for many weary travelers

48. Willamette Valley, Oregon

49. Home of Rev. Jason Lee (leader of Methodist Mission in 1834) – built in 1841 – oldest standing frame house in the Pacific Northwest

50. A long journey………

51. …….finally finds the end of the trail.

52. Manifest Destiny realized?

53. Traveling the Oregon Trail Your Task: Identify the provisions (supplies) a family of 4 will need to survive on the Oregon Trail. You have $1,000.00 to spend on provisions – be selective – check your categories – what items are Essential = can’t live without Non-Essential = need but can live without Luxury = don’t need but really want Details: Trip = 2000 miles; 4-5 month journey; supplies for 6 months Remember your wagon is 12 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 2 feet deep – if it doesn’t fit in your wagon it gets left behind! Warning: the average empty wagon weights around 1300 pounds – you don’t want to overload your wagon or your team won’t be able to pull it and may suffer from exhaustion and die. Also most settlers did not attempt the trip with less than 4 yoke of oxen/cattle or 6 mules.

54. Traveling the Oregon Trail * Finish Oregon Trail Budget – stay within your $1,000.00 limit. -Ms. Wenrich and/or Mr. Reed will sign off on your final budget. Once your budget is signed it MAY NOT BE CHANGED!!!! *Justify your supply choices: choose 10 items from your budget sheet – write 2-3 sentences explaining why you chose those items in that quantity. (Example: 1 Prairie Schooner – I chose to take a prairie schooner because they are smaller and faster. I am worried about attack from unknown enemies and want to be able to at least try to out run them. I also do not want to risk falling behind my fellow travelers.)

55. Traveling the Oregon Trail *Hazards of the Trail Activity – randomly select a scenario affecting your journey on the Oregon Trail. Write a 1-2 paragraph short story telling how you and your wagon train mates are going to deal with and/or overcome the obstacle. Do you think you and your family will survive with the supplies you have left after dealing with your troubles? What is the outcome of your journey?

56. Traveling the Oregon Trail Ticket Out the Door: What?Why?How? On a notecard respond to the following 3 questions: 1. By doing the Oregon Trail Budget Activity, what did we accomplish? 2. Why did we do these budget activities? 3. How might you be able to use the skills we practiced in this activity? Completed Oregon Trail Budget Activities will be collected on Friday – Budget worksheet – Justifications for 10 items (written on notebook paper or typed) – Trail Hazards Short Story (1 paragraph)

57. Traveling the Oregon Trail What have you learned? Ticket out the door: What conclusions can you draw about the experiences of American settlers in the 1840s from your work with frontier provisions?