What is the Oregon Trail, Anyway?
All this talk about the Oregon Trail and we haven't even talked about what it is! Click here to find out all you need to know about the trail. As you read, take notes in your Journal.
Where did they travel?
This is a map showing the route the people took from the beginning of the trail to the end. In your journal you can now answer the following questions:
1. Where did the trail start?
2. Where did the trail end?
3. How long was the trail?
How did they travel?
Just how did the people get from the beginning of the trail to the end? Take a look at the web sites below to find out. You will need the wagon page in your benchmark here.
Questions to answer in your journal.
1. Do you think Betsy would have liked riding the trail this way? Why or why not?
2. What did the pioneers use to pull these big
3. How do you think the people made it across the rivers using the wagons? How is that different than the way we get across rivers today?
Make sure you have your journal page filled and as much other information that you think you may need before heading on to Activity #3.
Activity #3 is Play The Oregon Trail