know about the computer game, The Oregon Trail, a game which has you take on the Oregon Trail. But did you know about a game called The Organ Trail? The Organ Trail is a game much like The Oregon Trail, with one big difference; the player is escaping zombies instead of immigrating west. However, no matter what the trail was used for, the Oregon Trail surely helped westward expansion in the 1800’s. The Oregon Trail is a 2000 mile long wagon route and emigrant trail made by fur trappers and traders
Analysis of The Oregon Trail When The Oregon Trail was first introduced to elementary schools, most people didn't fully understand the effect it would have on their students. The Oregon Trail is a computer game that was designed to showcase students what it would have been like for pioneers in the 19th century. Students were to take on a role of a character that was embarking on this epic journey, that was known as The Oregon Trail, hence the titular namesake of the game. However, when the creators
The Oregon Trail The Oregon Trail was a very important aspect in the history of our country’s development. When Marcus and Narcissa Whitman made the first trip along the Oregon Trail, many Americans saw a window of opportunity. The Oregon Trail was the only practical way to pass through the Rockies. Pioneers crammed themselves into small wagons to try to make it to the unsettled land; however, 10% of these pioneers died on the way due to disease and accidents. The journey along the Oregon
A Story about the Oregon Trails: It is 1843 and I am 1 of 1000 pioneers traveling west on the Oregon Trail. I bet you wonder why I traveled this problem filled route. Well they say once we reach our destination theres potential for free land, good farm land, large forests, and a life free of diseases. Many families eventually will travel the route from Missouri to Oregon Trail. Some families will leave their old homes in Illinois or Missouri and meet up with the Oregon Trail later during the travel
the last one to take a bath. I don’t agree with the people who traveled the long and treacherous trail to Oregon because they just put themselves in danger. There were many dangerous conflicts that the pioneers did not think of before they went on their journey west. All of the conflicts could have been avoided if the pioneers decided to stay in their homes in the east and not traveled the Oregon Trail. The conflicts could not have been avoided because the pioneers that decided to travel where not
start at life. The Oregon Trail was a 2,170-mile land route that started in the Midwest to new settlements in Oregon, California, and Utah. This route enabled early Pioneers to migrate west, all the way to the Pacific Ocean. The first pioneers to travel this route were Marcus and Narcissa Whitman, the two made their journey in 1836 . The first mass migration did not occur in tell the year 1843, when approximately 1000 pioneers set off from Independence, Missouri. The Oregon Trail was the only feasible
Between 1840 and 1950, over fifty-three thousand people travelled the Oregon Trail. Native American exposure to diseases such as smallpox and diphtheria decimated the tribes, and that along with the encroachment of settlers on tribal lands, was the cause of much strife between Native Americans and the incoming Europeans. The Land Donation Law, a government land giveaway allotting three-hindred twenty acres to white males and six-hundred forty to married white couples, gave impetus to the western
and would letter recognize how they helped our country expand. The people of the Oregon trail risked their lives to help better their lives and expand and improve the country of America. However, no reward comes without work, and the emigrants of the Oregon Trail definitely had it cut out for them. They faced challenges tougher than anyone elses during the time of westward expansion.The Emigrants of the Oregon trail had the the most difficult time surviving and thriving in the west because of environmental
It’s 5:00 am in morning, March 5th, today is not going to be a normal day. Today is the day where we leave to go on the Oregon Trail. I got dressed quietly, I didn’t want to wake up my brother. I checked the supplies and I read the pamphlet that I got at the local town center. Talking to myself, I said, “flour, yes, bacon, yes, sugar, yes, coffee, yes, lard, yes; I’m pretty sure we have everything in the supplies list in the pamphlet.” Startling me, my brother said “Good Morning.” I replied, “Are
In the game The Oregon Trail, the player tries to make the journey west for gold without their character dying. Just like the game portrays, the trail was a grueling journey to follow a dream. The trail was a game of reality for families moving west. The dream of striking god and being rich. Women tagged along with their husband’s on their journey for gold. The journey was long a difficult often leading to injuries and death. While on the journey women kept a feminine demeanor even though being faced
traditions” (Baym et al). By creating distinctly American literature and artwork, American Renaissance writers and artists hoped to fully establish the United States as its own country with its own unique identity, culture, and traditions. In The Oregon Trail, Bierstadt depicts the uniquely American theme of migration and expansion. As a young and growing country with unexplored land nearby, the United States was constantly expanding its borders westward in the nineteenth century. This made the United
It has been a month since I left Independence, Missouri (Document A). While traveling on the Oregon Trail, I encountered a small group of people whom were also moving along (Document A). We decidedto stay together for the benefit of sharing our supplies. With this, we are now traveling with 2 wagons and about 8 people. We are going about 20 - 27 miles per day (Document B). Continuing on the route, we finally arrived at Chimney Rock. We plan to stay here for resting; some of the members are
stuff to the other shore. Perhaps the biggest problem on the Trail was a deadly disease with no cure at that time, called cholera. This disease was a really big threat, not only for an individual, but also for the whole group. First of all it’s very contagious and secondly the sick person would slow down the whole caravan. Sometimes they received a proper burial, but often, the sick would be abandoned, in their beds, on the side of the trail and die alone.
Spanish settlers, and the Indians of the past. These routes, which flowed through the only passable areas of the Rockies, naturally led to Oregon and California, which caused an increase in the population of these regions at the time. These trails, such as the Oregon Trail to the north, the Mormon and Spanish Trail to the south, and the California and Overland trails in between were very rough and bumpy, making the trek no easy task. On the home front, the environment played an important role on the
enormous. One reason for heading west was the Homestead Act, which would give deserving people sites or land to individuals who stayed on there land for five years. There were six main Trails that they took; the Oregon Trail, the Santa Fe Trail, Mormon Trail, Gila River Trail, California Trail and the Old Spanish Trail. Some people even came out West on the Transcontinental Railroad that was recently built. The settlers could even buy the land on the plains from the Rail Company. The rail road company
believe this also helped me gain experience. Having more access to these computers and I didn't have to bother waiting in line anymore, I wanted to participate because I had more of an opportunity to do so. I began to play around with games like "The Oregon Trail" and programs like "Microsoft Word" which helped me learn the proper technique to typing. I got my first computer from a friend of my mom's.
gifted and talented Math class; therefore, allowing my fellow classmates and myself access to a computer lab that contained seven apple computers. Every Friday we were allotted fifteen to twenty minutes on these computers to play Number Munchers and Oregon Trail. In fourth and fifth grade I continued with my gifted and talented Math programs, but was also added to gifted and talented Science and English programs. In these programs I again used the computer but this time I used the computer for puzzles
Marvin gave me this journal to write all of our memories in while on the Oregon Trail. We had to move out of our house because there wasn’t enough farmland for us to grow our crops. Other farmers were basically growing their farms in our property. We spent the whole day packing for our trip to Oregon. Trying to get everything that we can in our one bag was difficult. Soon, there wasn't enough room for all of our belongings so we had to leave some of our supplies back home. Our current house
recently completed the Oregon trail. In the beginning we started in Saint Louis, Missouri. We were waiting on the field for my food to grow, then I would be free fed. After three weeks of waiting for the grass to grow, it finally sprouted up and we started our journey for Oregon. After the first towns in the beginning, The people guiding me began to throw materials out of the back of the wagon. That's when I noticed that their was all sorts of stuff scattering the trail. That night, my guiders
Up to this point, teams had formed. This led to two unique camps. The Rattlers and the Eagles. Eventually the teams clashed due to intentional and unavoidable situations created by Sherif and his team. The Robbers Cave experiment was very successful through two weeks. Week three was to be no different. The boys of the Robbers Cave experiment began the third week with extreme animosity between the Eagle and the Rattler campers. This was a unique challenge because week three focused on having