Oregon Trail

Where was the oregon trail?

• Started in Missouri and ended in Oregon

• Started in Nebraska and ended in California

• Started in Kansas and ended in Oregon

• Started in Missouri and ended in Oregon/California

What is a primary source?

• Second hand account told many years after the event

• Second hand account shortly after the event

• First hand account told during the event

What is a secondary source?

• First hand account told many years after the event

• Second hand account told many years after the event

• First hand account told shortly after the event

• An event that has been analyzed and interpreted by a non participant

What is the first part of SOAPS? (What)

• Occasion

• Speaker

• Subject

• Audience

What is the second part of SOAPS? (When and Where)

• Audience

• Occupation

• Speaker

• Occasion

What is the third part of SOAPS? (Who)

• Application

• Audience

• Speaker

• Purpose

What is the fourth part of SOAPS (Why)

• Purpose

• Principle

• Person

• Occasion

What is the last part of SOAPS? (Who?)

• Audience

• Subject

• Speaker

• Purpose

What was one way the Oregon Trail changed America relating to migration?

What was one way the Oregon Trail impacted America relating to disease?