2. You could carry only 2000 pounds per wagon
Some popular types of wagons were The Conestoga
Wagon, The Murphy Wagon, and The Prairie
Schooner.
Unlike are modern wagons these were large and often
pulled by oxen.
3. When the brave pioneers saw rivers they had to pull
out the wagons wheels and float ( ford ) across the
water. The animals had to swim alongside.
Often people and animals drowned in rivers
Supplies from wagons sometimes fell out of wagons
during the crossing
4. Scurvy was a disease caused by improper diet. It
caused swelling.
Malaria was a disease acquired by being bitten by a
infected mosquito. You would get chills, sweats, fevers.
Cholera a disease caused by contaminated water and
food. It made you barf, have diarrhea, and leg cramps.
5. The pioneers left for several reasons. Including to claim the
free land that ( at the time ) was occupied by Indians.
6.
7. 2000 miles from Independence Missouri to Oregon
The gold rush began 1849
1 in 10 people died on the trail
The first pioneers did not the dangers of the Oregon
Trail
