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The Trails West

Oregon, California, and Mexico

Oregon Trail

• Started in Independence KS

• Ended in Oregon City Oregon

The California Trail

• Started in Independence KS and was the same as the Oregon Trail

• Split off halfway through and went to California

• The Mormons split off again and went to Salt Lake City Utah and that is still the center of the Mormon world

Poll

If you decided to pack up your life and head West, where would you want to go?

• Oregon

• California

• Utah

• No Freaking Way

Why risk it?

• Promise of a better life in the West

• People love the "idea" of adventure... then they hate dying of small pox

• LAND (Oregon - build farms)

• GOLD (California - Get Rich)

• Jesus (Utah - Mormons)

It always been about the $$$$$$

• Oregon = Land and Land = $$$$

• California = Gold and Gold = $$$$

Multiple Choice

How long did travelling the Oregon Trail take?

• A month

• 1 Year

• 8-10 Months

• 4-6 Months

Rationing

• Only eating a fixed amount of food everyday in order to make your food last a longer amount of time.