The Real Oregon Trail
After reading some primary sources - real diary entries from travelers on the Oregon Trail west, reflect on what you learned:
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Your name *
Your class *
Whose entry did you read? *
How old were they and were they single or married? *
Look at what you highlighted or noticed as you read.  WHAT SURPRISED YOU THE MOST? Use details from the diary entry - instead of just saying "it was hard", tell why/what was so hard that became true to you by reading this entry. *
How do his or her REAL observations about the excitement, or weather, or dangers, care of livestock, pace of travel, food, Native Americans, throwing items away, or any other realities of the crossing influence or change your thinking about what it was like to travel on the overland trails? *
What do you think would have been the greatest challenge for you if you had traveled the Oregon Trail and what can you imagine you would have enjoyed? *
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