MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE OREGON TRAIL WESTWARD MIGRATION TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN
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Question
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Disease and lack of money
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Fatigue and no school for the children
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Controlling the animals and starting campfires
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Disease and Rivers
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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: -Dangers of the trail included getting stuck, falling ill, and running out of supplies. Disease was also a problem and cholera spread as some groups of migrants drank from the same rivers that previous groups had used as a toilet!
Detailed explanation-3: -Emigrants feared death from a variety of causes along the trail: lack of food or water; Indian attacks; accidents, or rattlesnake bites were a few. However, the number one killer, by a wide margin, was disease. The most dangerous diseases were those spread by poor sanitary conditions and personal contact.