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1 Bell Ringer – 1/6/09 What people first established the Oregon Trail? Why did people want to travel from the Midwest to Oregon along the difficult Oregon Trail? What happened to the Donner Party?

2 California Gold Rush In 1849 gold rushers, called “forty-niners” traveled to California in covered wagons in hopes of “striking gold” 300,000 Americans moved to California in search of gold

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4 Group Assignment Complete the “Oregon Trail Activity” with a group of 3-5 students. Presentations (tomorrow) Introduce Wagon Party (name of Party, relation of members to each other) Role of each member (ex: navigator, nurse) Why is your Wagon Party traveling West? Date of departure Summary of your budget

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