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3. Reasons To Move West Money problems More land Family

4. Preparing For The Trail Independence Missouri Get supplies Get a wagon train together

5. The Wagon Made of wood 4 ft wide and 12 ft long Covered with white canvas cloth Packed with supplies 12ft 4ft

6. Supplies 1,000 pounds of food (for every 4 people) Supplies for cooking Clothes Blankets to sleep on

7. Animals Oxen Mules Some horses

8. The Trail From Independence, Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon 2,000 miles 1840’s-1860’s

9. Hardships Walking Weather Disease Accidents

10. Legacy Opened up the west

11. Sources hhttp://library.thinkquest.org/CR0210182/ ttp://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Oregontrail.html http://www.historyglobe.com/ot/otmap1.htm http://www.americanwest.com/trails/pages/oretrail.ht m