MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE OREGON TRAIL WESTWARD MIGRATION TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN
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flour
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riffles and ammunition
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a covered wagon
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pots and pans
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Detailed explanation-1: -Pioneers began making the 2, 000-mile journey to take advantage of the United States government’s offer to homestead the land. The trail started in Independence, Missouri and went past Chimney Rock, Nebraska. Some went to the frontier in order to prospect for gold, others to hunt and trade fur pelts.
Detailed explanation-2: -During the first years of the trail there weren’t even stores to buy all the things you would need to build your new life. Instead, pioneers had to bring all their tools with them to build their own homes and fill them with the things they needed to keep living.
Detailed explanation-3: -Hundreds of pounds of dried goods and cured meats were packed into the wagons, including flour, hardtack, bacon, rice, coffee, sugar, beans, and fruit.
Detailed explanation-4: -Obstacles included accidental discharge of firearms, falling off mules or horses, drowning in river crossings, and disease. After entering the mountains, the trail also became much more difficult, with steep ascents and descents over rocky terrain. The pioneers risked injury from overturned and runaway wagons.