1. Life on the Overland Trail http://lcweb2.loc.gov/service/pnp/cph/3g00000/3g02000/3g02600/3g02634r.jpg

2. Let’s Go West Aboard A Wagon Train Review How many miles did they they travel to reach Oregon? How many miles did they travel a day? What were the major hazards that the pioneers faced during their journey west? 1 out of _____ died enroute

3. Let’s Go West Aboard a Wagon Train Review – cont. What were the 3 major jumping-off spots? Where did the majority of the pioneers come from?

4. The Overland Trail http://overlandtrails.lib.byu.edu/images/trailmap.gif

5. Why did they go West? Prolonged period of hard times – Panic of 1837 Propaganda Free Land Mild Climate Later: Gold Religious Persecution – Mormons

6. Oregon Trail Over 300,000 traveled West between 1840–1870 First covered wagon that completed trip to Oregon was in 1836 – Marcus and Narcissa Whitman By 1843 “Great Migration West” began –Ended in 1869 when Transcontinental railroad was completed

7. encyclopediaimages/c/co/conestoga_wagon_on_oregon_trail_reenactment_1961.gif The most common means of transportation: Conestoga Wagon

8. http://www.historicoregoncity.org/HOC/images/stories/page_graphics_2/wagon.gif

9. Photograph of actual covered wagon probably used during Civil War http://lcweb2.loc.gov/service/pnp/ppmsca/08200/08292r.jpg

10. http://historyforkids.utah.gov/fun_and_games/photos/images/beforecolorfilm/large/wagon_train.jpg

11. http://www.caminorealheritage.org/gallery/g4/wagon_train.jpg

12. The Overland Trail http://www.casperwyoming.info/downloads/maps/california.jpg

13. http://www.historicoregoncity.org/HOC/images/stories/eotic/eotic_history/mileage.gif

14. Jumping-off spots http://www.ausbcomp.com/~bbott/winrr/WRCWOT.JPG

15. Missouri River http://www.ndtourism.com/uploads/highres/271/gl-JL%20228-15%20Missouri%20River.jpg

16. http://www.lds.org/images/Manuals/tchg-pix.nfo:o:1576.jpg

17. Crossing the Platte River http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=%2FOTImages&CISOPTR=0&DMSCALE=100&DMWI DTH=600&DMHEIGHT=600&DMMODE=viewer&DMFULL=0&DMX=217&DMY=0&DMTEXT

18. Chimney Rock, Nebraska, a prominent landmark on the Oregon, California, and Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trails http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/OTImages&CISOPTR=2&CISOBOX=1&REC=1

19. Church Butte on the Oregon - Mormon Trail near Ft. Bridger http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/OTImages&CISOPTR=80

20. Rocky Mountains http://www.destination360.com/north-america/us/wyoming/images/s/wyoming-rocky-mountains.jpg

21. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/service/pnp/pga/00800/00894r.jpg

22. The City of Rocks in Southwestern Idaho where the California and Salt Lake Trails joined http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/OTImages&CISOPTR=26

23. Forty-Mile Desert – California http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/OTImages&CISOPTR=37

24. End of the Trail http://www.seeyououtside.com/crown_pt1.jpg

25. From the images of the trails that you have seen, why would accidents be the number one cause of death on the trail?

26. Considering that 1 out of 10 pioneers died along the trail, why did they continue to travel west in such large numbers?