A new american journey, about the importance of the oregon trail, the 2,000 mile road that runs through six states from missouri to the pacific. Across the plains, mountains and desertstrail diary bibliography is a listing of all known diaries and reminiscences and their depositories compiled by will bagley in cooperation with the national park service. The oregon trail began in independence, missouri and ended. Estimates of how many emigrants made the trek westward on the oregon trail vary. Students will add a fourth picture to their timeline. Teachers should prepare hardtack for each student to taste. The most remote area explored by mountain men in the 1820s and 1830s was the oregon country, the region consisting of presentday oregon and washington. The men of the peoria party were among the first pioneers to blaze the oregon trail. I have often driven past riches road, unaware of the likely connection. Travelers were inspired by dreams of gold and rich farmlands, but they were also motivated by difficult. Facts, information and articles about the oregon trail, a part of westward expansion from the wild west. Teachers manual national oregoncalifornia trail center. Oregon trailfacts, information and articles about the.
Mar 15, 2012 printable map of the oregon trail nice detail. In class, you did a partnered simulation to prepare a family of 4 to go on the oregon trail. This picture should be of a typical day in the life of a pioneer traveling on the oregon trail. It was one of the two main emigrant routes to the american west in the 19th century, the other being the southerly santa fe trail. The oregon trail timeline 18111812john jacob astor founds astoria by the columbia river in oregon. He came to oregon by the oregon trail and settled about 1847 in the waldo hills area just north of sublimity.
A timeline created with timetoasts interactive timeline maker. In the 1830s and 1840s, americans living east of the mississippi river began to hear about the oregon country from missionaries. They were migrating to the western part of the continent for many. The earliest groups survive by fishing and hunting large game. Her first husband was calvin walker who soon died on the trail of mountain. In 2018, the pioneer spirit comes alive in oregon for the 175th anniversary of the historic oregon trail. The oregon trail was a roughly 2,000mile route from independence, missouri, to oregon city, oregon, which was used by hundreds of thousands of american pioneers in the mid1800s to emigrate west. Oregon trail this oregon trail activity pack is a great way to teach this fun topic. Oregon history timeline 1500s 1700s 1543 spanish explorer bartolome ferrello traveled along oregon and washington coastlines 1579 sir francis drake visited oregon 1765 first use of name ouragon by maj. The oregon territory stretched from the pacific coast to the rocky mountains, encompassing the area including presentday oregon, washington, and most of british columbia. Fort laramie was a former fur trading outpost originally named fort john that was purchased in 1848 by the u.
Offers a chronological timeline of important dates, events, and milestones in oregon history. Marker now placed in front of the national oregon california trail center. Oregoncalifornia trail timeline legends of america. I thought of this diary quote and other family information and, since abner was the first hackleman to travel on the oregon trail, agreed to put together a piece related to abner hacklemans 1845 oregon trail experiences. A color, topographical map of the entire oregon nht is available as a pdf file 2. Originally spain, great britain, russia, and the united states claimed the territory. Fort laramie, at the junction of the laramie river and the north platte river, was a major stopping point. Oregoncalifornia trail timeline for 25 years, as many as 500,000 people traveled the overland trails to oregon, california, and utah. During 1803, thomas jefferson negotiated the louisiana purchase from france. Like medicines,food,water,oxen,tools we are going to need like a compess.
Hastings later replacing white as leader over most of the company led the wagon train from missouri on may 14, 1842. The oregon trail timeline 1803 the united states, under president thomas jefferson purchases the louisiana territory 1804 marks the begging of the lewis and clark expedition 1818 the treaty of 1818 establishes the border between the united states and the great britains canada at the 49th parallel up to the rock mountains. Pack your wagon lesson plan bureau of land management. The oregon trail was a roughly 2,000mile route from independence, missouri, to oregon city, oregon, which was used by hundreds of thousands of american pioneers in. This famous wagon route, spanning 2,170 miles 3,490 km, was the largest migration in american history. Westward expansion, however, was not exclusively about resources. Basic facts of the oregon trail bureau of land management. Complete summary of francis parkmans the oregon trail. Every action taken by people, large or small, has an enormous impact, not just on ourselves, but. After crossing the south platte river the oregon trail follows the north platte river out of nebraska into wyoming. The oregon trail is an extremely interesting topic to read and learn about.
Students will be able to experience food similar to what the pioneers ate. The great migration, the name given to the first major exodus of emigrants westward, draws one thousand settlers onto the oregon trail. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and. This powerpoint has a series of pictures to give you a sense of how alien the landscape was and the scope of the trip. It adorns a recent oregon highway license plate, is an obligatory reference in the resettlement of oregon, and has long attracted study, commemoration, and celebration as a foundational event in the states past. Packing to go west traders are telling tails that the west coast is a great place. Once you releize that you dont have enough money to travel over seas, you save. Many of the inscriptions are from the peak years of oregon trail travel in the 1840s and 1850s. Oregons untold history timeline of oregon s racial and education history 8,000 bce before the common era the first record of ancient human activity in. On that trek, stuart found a wagonfriendly crossing of the continental divide at south pass in presentday wyoming. Elija white, for a while overall leader, and lansford w. Oregon trail timeline timeline created by phillemi. They say there is good soil and plenty of land avalibable to farm, this means you can be your own boss. The peoria party was a group of men from peoria in the u.
The first native americans arrive in the pacific northwest by way of siberia and alaska. I love using interactive and engaging learning approaches in the classroom, which ultimately help kids remember the content. It is estimated that oregon was the destination for about a third of the emigrants, california for another third, and the remainder were bound for utah, colorado, and montana. In popular culture, the oregon trail is perhaps the most iconic subject in the larger history of oregon.
Emigrants encountered some of the harshest terrain after the divergence of the california trail, traveling through the 40 mile desert, east of reno and then, over the sierra nevada. Use map to locate missouri, and iowa in the midwest and utah, oregon, and california in the west coast. The first wagon train rolled onto the trail in 1841 and emigrants eventually wore the road into a great highway, in. Shopping we are shopping for supplies we will need for trail. The oregon territory, 1846 office of the historian. A caravan of emigrants, mostly from missouri, illinois and arkansas, gathered for the traditional travel season near the town of independence, missouri. Travel the oregon trail the online encyclopedia of. Families planning to head out on the oregon trail would meet up in independence, mo to get the supplies they needed for the trek. Timeline of the oregon trail american westward expansion. Use the link and the back button to follow the timeline. The venture here is the oregon trail journey undertaken by pioneers in the 1840s through 1860s. The topography of our continent with its rocks and minerals and flora and fauna.
Oregon time line chronological timetable of events. Students independently or collaboratively research the oregon trail in order to create a historical travel brochure detailing the overland experience. Because the over 2,000 mile long trail covers parts of seven states, this map measures approximately 50 x 10. After researching the oregon trail, students are ready to create their travel brochures and apply their knowledge. Perhaps some 300,000 to 400,000 people used it during its heyday from the mid1840s to the late 1860s, and possibly a half million traversed it overall, covering an average of 15 to 20 miles 24 to 32 km per day. The oregon trail was a major route that people took when migrating to the western part of the united states. Oregon history timeline important dates, events, and milestones in oregon history. In search of commercial opportunities, exploitable natural resources, transplantation zones, and an agricultural paradise, the thirteen original colonies of the united states stretched to the west. In the late 1830s and early 1840s people began to hear of free, fertile land in the pacific northwest. Join us as we rediscover oregon from the perspective of those brave pioneers while making your own oregon trail story along the way. Over the next 20 years, hundreds of thousands of people migrated west, many of them settling in oregon. Create a timeline showing key events and dates of the oregon trail. Louis to astoria, following a route nearly identical to the oregon trail.
The oregon trail starting in the 1840s, settlers from the east began to travel to oregon country using the oregon trail. National historic oregon trail interpretive center 5415231843 oregontrail. Rinker buck talked about his book, the oregon trail. Paper trail is the website database created by the oregoncalifornia trails association octa from thousands of trailrelated documents of the 19th. Overland trails documents, 18431860 library of congress. In groups, pretend they are a family, choose a western state that they would like to. His wife, 18351904, is of course the author of this oregon trail diary. Westward expansion unit to other units that may not directly pertain. Oregon trail timeline 17921815 1799 1803 the eliza became the first ship to sail into san francisco bay. For many, the promise of a better life in oregon country would eventually lead them to undertake this great adventure of traveling overland to their new homes. The 2,200mile eastwest trail served as a critical transportation route for emigrants traveling from missouri to oregon and other points west during the mid1800s. Robert gray traveled and named columbia river 1800s 1805 lewis and clark expedition explored snake and.
The first wagon train rolled onto the trail in 1841 and emigrants eventually wore the road into a great highway, in some places a hundred feet wide and ten feet deep. Between 1841 and 1869, hundreds of thousands of people traveled westward on the trail. The oregon trail was first written about by an american. The area close to register cliff was the first nights camp west of fort laramie. This resource can also be utilized as an authentic assessment at the. Many of them traveled in large wagon trains using covered wagons to carry their belongings. Even before oregon countrythe disputed area claimed in the early 1800s by both great britain and the united stateswas officially claimed by congress as a.
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