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Center 1 Oregon Trail Story of Us

1. What month and year did the Oregon Trail start? May, 1846
2. Where were the Americans traveling too? California and Oregon
3. What was the American dream? Too make their good life better
4. How many miles did they walk per day? 10 miles
5. What did the wagons carry? 1000 pounds of supplies

Center 2 Children on the Oregon Trail
1. What happens as the population grows? Everyone sells what he or she own
to move west.
2. What people do the Americans encounter? Native Americans
3. What challenge do the Americans face while traveling? Disease, Deserts,
Buffalo stampede, Steep hills, rivers
4. Did everyone survive the Oregon Trail? No, many died on the trail
5. What were the rewards of surviving the journey? Adventure, opportunity,
new life in a new land.

Center 3 Oregon Trail Interpretive Center
1. Who came down the hill? The pioneers
2. What was the trail created from? The wheels of the wagons or
Interpretive Center
3. What were the immigrants happy to see when they completed the trail?
Forest and water
4. What is on the hill? Covered wagons visitor center