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Many pioneer families actually walked the Oregon Trail to save their money, as traveling by covered wagon was often more affordable than hiring a teamster to drive them. Walking allowed them to conserve resources for necessities like food and supplies during their journey. Additionally, by walking, they could also manage the pace of their travel and take care of their livestock more effectively.
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What was life on the Oregon trail?
Life on the Oregon Trail was very hard for the pioneers and their families. Many of them walked with bare feet over 15 miles a day. They had to survive floods, bad weather, insects, snakes, lack of food, hostile Native Americans and diseases.
What different kinds of travel where used in the Oregon trail?
They walked or the were in wagons.
What was life like on the trails?
Life on the Oregon Trail was very hard for the pioneers and their families. Many of them walked with bare feet over 15 miles a day. They had to survive floods, bad weather, insects, snakes, lack of food, hostile Native Americans and diseases.
How did people travel the Mormon trail?
The pioneer trail was mostly traveled by wagon. Poor families would pull their belongings in a handcart if they couldn't afford a wagon and team. Many individuals walked or rode pack animals, as it was very bumpy, uncomfortable, and even dangerous to ride in the wagons over the rough terrain.
How pioneer children get to school?
They didn't go to school. As a pioneer child they walked alongside the wagons on the movement west. As they walked they would pick up buffalo chips for the campfire, and hunt for eggs from the birds in the grasslands. The older children looked after the youngest and older boys would help their father. Often the father's would die as they crossed and the oldest boy took his place. There is one story about a family of 6 going to Oregon. As they crossed a flooded river the father died and much of the families things were lost. They still had their wagon so kept going. The mother had a baby on the trail, buried a child, and lost the wagon over a cliff in the Rockies. The mother and the children walked the rest, of the way with nothing more than what they wore. They did make it to Oregon. Once a family was settled they often were alone for miles so there was no school. Parents taught their children to read and do some math. If they ended up in one of the small settlements or fort there could be school. California gold rush towns did have schools when families finally showed up. The children of the 1800's had many responsibilities to help the family in daily chores, cooking, hunting, making butter, sewing, feeding horses, chickens and collecting eggs, mend fences, helping with the wash, and getting water. Even the youngest had a job.
What event did the pioneers go through in the Oregon trail?
People back then went on the Oregon trail to start new lives. They had a 2,000 mile journey to Oregon. They WALKED the whole way even though it was long and dangerous. Many families died because of diseases, lack of food and water, and their were even some Indian attacks. They still traveled because there were good opportunities there.
What transportation did people use on the Oregon trail?
Wagon trains led by ox and horses and they also walked
How long would it take to walk from Oregon to Austria?
Austria is a country in Europe. You can not walk from Oregon, a state in the USA, to a country in Europe, unless you walked across the North Pole, when it was frozen, which would Kill you.
Was there gold along the Oregon trail?
There was indeed gold on the Oregon Trail. That's the reason they used it in the first place.
How did people travel the Oregon Trail?
People usually used wagons. But many travelers walked alongside the wagons during the day.
Is slowly a linking verb or action verb?
Slowly is actually an adjective, it describes the verb. For example, "she walked slowly" walked is the verb and slowly describes how she walked.
How do you stay healthy on the Oregon trail?
drink clean water. Take daily intake of veggies and other foods. And medicine. Walked for exersize
