Oregon Trail Treasure Hunt

Answer the following questions below by using the coordinating web sites to find interesting facts about the Oregon Trail.

 

Why did people travel West?

http://www.or.blm.gov/NHOTIC/OTHistory/faqs.htm#why did people come west

How did people travel on the Oregon Trail?

http://www.plainfield.k12.in.us/hschool/webq/webq58/page1.htm

How long did it take to travel the trail by wagon?

http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/routewest.html

How many miles long was the Oregon Trail?

http://www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/us_trail/ore.htm

What were some of the hardships that people faced on the Oregon Trail?