Oregon Trail

A historical overland route to the western United States extending from various cities on the Missouri River to the Oregon Country and later Oregon Territory. The trail was opened in 1842, and by 1845 more than 3,000 migrants had made the arduous journey. After the coming of the railroad, the trail fell into disuse and was finally abandoned in the 1870s. For the source and more detailed information concerning this request, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated below this answer box.

A historical overland route to the western United States extending from various cities on the Missouri River to the Oregon Country and later Oregon Territory. The trail was opened in 1842, and by 1845 more than 3,000 migrants had made the arduous journey. After the coming of the railroad, the trail fell into disuse and was finally abandoned in the 1870s. For the source and more detailed information concerning this request, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated below this answer box.

A historical overland route to the western United States extending from various cities on the Missouri River to the Oregon Country and later Oregon Territory. The trail was opened in 1842, and by 1845 more than 3,000 migrants had made the arduous journey. After the coming of the railroad, the trail fell into disuse and was finally abandoned in the 1870s. For the source and more detailed information concerning this request, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated below this answer box.

A historical overland route to the western United States extending from various cities on the Missouri River to the Oregon Country and later Oregon Territory. The trail was opened in 1842, and by 1845 more than 3,000 migrants had made the arduous journey. After the coming of the railroad, the trail fell into disuse and was finally abandoned in the 1870s. For the source and more detailed information concerning this request, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated below this answer box.

A historical overland route to the western United States extending from various cities on the Missouri River to the Oregon Country and later Oregon Territory. The trail was opened in 1842, and by 1845 more than 3,000 migrants had made the arduous journey. After the coming of the railroad, the trail fell into disuse and was finally abandoned in the 1870s. For the source and more detailed information concerning this request, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated below this answer box.

A historical overland route to the western United States extending from various cities on the Missouri River to the Oregon Country and later Oregon Territory. The trail was opened in 1842, and by 1845 more than 3,000 migrants had made the arduous journey. After the coming of the railroad, the trail fell into disuse and was finally abandoned in the 1870s. For the source and more detailed information concerning this request, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated below this answer box.

They cooked with a Dutch oven or over a fire with a pan. They did not have stoves back then. Also what i did not say before is that a Dutch Oven in a huge ovel iron pot that cooks food in. The most thing that they put in there is stew. The most popular stew in venison stew. Venison is deer meat.

because they were promised free land if they move west and the easiest way west was the Oregon trail the reason they were offered free land was so America would expand westward into the newly purched Louisiana purchase

Wagon trains led by ox and horses and they also walked

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The trail from Nauvoo, Illinios to Salt Lake City, Utah was approximately 1300 miles. The Oregon Trail was around 2100 miles.

1. Repaired and built wagons and furniture
2. Hunted wild animals
3. Traded with others
4. Handled livestock
5. Guarded the wagons at night from possible Indian attacks

The Mormon Pioneer Trail is a 1,300-mile travelled by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1846 to 1868. The Mormon Trail extends from Nauvoo, Illinois on the Mississipi river, passing through Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Eastern Utah to Salt Lake City, Utah.

The Mormon pioneer movement began in 1846 when, after having been driven once again by mob violence from their settled home, the Saints decided to establish a new home for the church outside the established boundaries of the United States. The trail was used for more than 20 years, until the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad in 1869.

Among the emigrants were the Mormon handcart pioneers of 1856-1860. Two of the handcart companies, led by James G. Willie and Edward Martin, met disaster on the trail when they departed late and were caught by heavy snowstorms in Wyoming.

Once the Mormons arrived in Salt Lake, some were asked by the Prophet Brigham Young to go settle other places such as Genoa, Nevada; St. George, Utah; Cardston, Alberta, Canada and many other settlements in the territory of Deseret.

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They brought with them mostly Bacon, potatoes, rice, beans, and biscuits. They brought some crackers usually, and drank water. Along the way they had beef jerky, eggs, milk, and many other dairies that can be produced with just a supply of milk, flour, yeast, and water. When they ran out of biscuits, they fried bread, because they had no room for conventional ovens.

The Oregon Trail crossed the Cascade mountains.

It was important because the Americans that paid for the land with tax money needed to know what they bought with that money. Also having a border that went all the way to the Ocean meant national security. Lewis and Clark helped establish that the United States owned the land since Russia, Spain, Mexico, and England all claimed the area at one time.

They would usually travel about 10 to 15 miles a day. On rainy and/or muddy days, sometimes they only traveled a mile!

It took them about 7-10 days to travel what a car travels in an hour.

People that traveled the Oregon Trail died of drowning in river crossings, snake bites, diseases, Native American attacks, starvation and freezing in early snowstorms. People would also catch so much diseases and sicknesses because of dirty water and many other things. Also they could run out of food and die.

Early westward travelers made their way across the land seeking out the best and easiest routes. Others followed and marked the best or better routes down until at some point a cartographer put it all on a map for distribution.

The Oregon Trail was the trail leading out of Independence Missouri to the Oregon Territory ending mainly in the Willamette Valley, the trail was started shortly after the Civil War in the 1860s.

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actually, the first wagon came in 1843

The Mexican War took place while Polk was President. Polk asked Congress for a declaration of war with Mexico so you might say he started it. Polk also ended the war.

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0.5 miles

How long will a infergen and ribavarian trail take?

its a pass way to get to the Oregon trail

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The Oregon Trail started in 1836, but the main flow didn't actually start until 1843. This expedition ended around 1869, due to the opening of the Trans contenental Railroad.

The Oregon Trail began in 1836, but the main flow of travelers didn't come until 1843. The Oregon Trail ended in 1869 due to the Transcontinental Railroad.