The Trails West 1
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Bradley Winder
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The Trails West
Oregon, California, and Mexico
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Oregon Trail
Started in Independence KS
Ended in Oregon City Oregon
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The California Trail
Started in Independence KS and was the same as the Oregon Trail
Split off halfway through and went to California
The Mormons split off again and went to Salt Lake City Utah and that is still the center of the Mormon world
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Poll
If you decided to pack up your life and head West, where would you want to go?
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Why risk it?
Promise of a better life in the West
People love the "idea" of adventure... then they hate dying of small pox
LAND (Oregon - build farms)
GOLD (California - Get Rich)
Jesus (Utah - Mormons)
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It always been about the $$$$$$
Oregon = Land and Land = $$$$
California = Gold and Gold = $$$$
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Multiple Choice
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Rationing
Only eating a fixed amount of food everyday in order to make your food last a longer amount of time.
The Trails West
Oregon, California, and Mexico
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