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What was the weather the settlers encountered on the Oregon trail?
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What famous route led thousands of settlers to the west coast?
People got to Oregon by using the road called The Oregon Trail.
About how many settlers traveled in the Oregon trail?
Over 500,000 people traveled on the Oregon Trail.
Where did the trail that settlers took to reach this city leave the Oregon Trail?
The trail that settlers took to reach Portland, Oregon, from the Oregon Trail was the Barlow Road. It branched off from the main Oregon Trail near The Dalles and provided a more direct route to the Willamette Valley, including the future site of Portland.
Who and how did settlers prepare food on the Oregon trail?
in 1859
What were some Indians encountered on the Oregon trail?
Shoshone, Sioux, and Paiute
Who invented the Oregon Trail?
No one "invented" it. It was a route settlers took to go to Oregon.
Did the Oregon Trail allow people to travel from Mexico to Oregon?
Actually, no. The Oregon Trail was also known as the Oregon-California Trail that allowed farmers, settlers, and families to travel east to either Oregon or Northern California. The wagon trail that allowed cargo, freight, cattle, and settlers from the east to Mexico was the Santa Fe Trail, which traveled to Santa Fe, New Mexico and then onto Mexico.
What was the Oregon Trail like for settlers and their families?
Rough. It was hard on everyone.
What were the two purposes for the fort on the Oregon Trail?
tro protect settlers
What was the most common relationship between settlers taking the Oregon Trail and Indians?
Indians traded with the settlers.
What were major obstacles on the Oregon trail?
weather and indians
What supplies were thrown out at the Oregon Trail?
Mostly unneeded food was thrown out along the Oregon trail, once the settlers moving west realized they had over packed...
