MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE OREGON TRAIL WESTWARD MIGRATION TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN
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Question
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Select any hardship they encountered on the trail.
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drowning
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weather; hail storms, lightning strikes, rains
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illnesses; typhoid & cholera
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starvation; humans and animals
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accidents; getting run over by wagons, getting shot, broken arms and legs
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Stream and river crossings, steep descents and ascents, violent storms, and the persistent threat of disease among large groups of travelers were the most common challenges. Disease was the greatest threat on the trail, especially cholera, which struck wagon trains in years of heavy travel.
Detailed explanation-2: -Obstacles included accidental discharge of firearms, falling off mules or horses, drowning in river crossings, and disease.
Detailed explanation-3: -It is estimated that as many as 1 in 10 emigrants died on the trail-between 20, 000 and 30, 000 people. The majority of deaths occurred because of diseases caused by poor sanitation. Cholera and typhoid fever were the biggest killers on the trail.
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