0
How did the pioneers survive traveling on the great plains through the oregon trail?
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
Some didn't . Life was very hard. At the start the land was flat and everyone was still fresh, but as the trip went along things got harder. They were going 2400 miles across land that was a combination of prairie , mountains, and deserts. Each had their own problems. They faced awful storms, floods, loosing family members and friends to the various diseases and accidents. Some lost everything in mountain passes or in flooded rivers. Most of the women and children walked the entire way. Today the prairie in some places is still pretty much the way they found it with bugs, heat, and winds blowing all day every day. They were brave stubborn people who put everything on a small wagon, left family, and left on a six month trip to a place they only heard about. The one thing it was NOT was boring.
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What are the similarities between California gold rush Mormons move to Utah pioneers going to Oregon?
The California Gold Rush, Mormon Pioneers, and Oregon Trail were three major movements in the Westward Expansion. They all involved large groups of people traveling to the west in search of a better life.
Why did pioneers travel on the Oregon trail?
Pioneers wanted to go to Oregon to get free farmland, adventure, and better living conditions
When did the pioneers usually leave for the Oregon trail?
they left on 1850
Where did the pioneers start traveling on the Oregon trail?
Independence/Kansas City, Missouri is the generally accepted starting point.
What did pioneers use to make a fire on the Oregon Trail?
Pioneers use to make a fire with wood. Wood was very hard to find on the Oregon Trail, so pioneers mostly used Buffalo Chips (dried buffalo poop.)
Did pioneers need rope when they were traveling to Oregon?
Yes, pioneers would have needed rope.
Oregon Trail?
a route from Independence, Missouri, to Oregon City, Oregon, used by pioneers traveling to the Oregon Territory
Who did people meet while traveling the Oregon trail?
IndiansThief'sNew pioneers
What rock was an important landmark for the pioneers traveling to Oregon?
Plymoth rock
What rock was an important landmark for the pioneers traveling in Oregon California and Utah?
Chimney Rock in Nebraska.
Is wagon train the same as Oregon trail?
No, but when pioneers were traveling to Oregon on the Oregon Trail they would stay in wagon trains which are a single file line of different families' wagons.
What describes what life was like for pioneers traveling west along the Oregon and Mormon trails?
short but dangerous journey to freedom
Which state would you travel to in order to see chimney Rock an important landmark for pioneers traveling on the Oregon trail?
Nebraska
What rock was an important landmark for pioneers traveling to Oregon California and Utah and most of them carved their name in it too?
chimney rock
What is the name of the route that pioneers used to travel to Oregon?
The Oregon Trail is the route that pioneers used to travel to Oregon.
When did the pioneers settle in Oregon?
The pioneers arrived in the oregon territory in september or october. It took 6 months to get to the oregon teritory
What did the US do to stay interested in the Oregon territory?
Made the Oregon trail which kept them traveling through there
