The Powerful Oregon Trail

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The Powerful Oregon Trail
By Mike O.
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Dangers

• Fierce Animals
• Indians
• Storms
• Diseases
• Robbers

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Weapons

• Pistols
• Shotguns
• Scythes
• Hunting Knives
• Regular Knives

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Supplies

• 200 pounds of flour
• 150 pounds of bacon
• 10 pounds of coffee
• 20 pounds of sugar
• 10 pounds of salt

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Tools

• Draw Knife, it was used to peel the bark off the
  logs when pioneers were building their cabins
• Meat Grinder, it was used to grind raw meat
  before cooking or making sausage
• A Fro, it was used to make shingles from old tree
  stumps
• Corn Seeder, it was used to plant corn seeds
• Augurs, it was used to drill holes for the homes
  they were building

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Wagons

• They had small farm wagons, they were
  technologically advanced vehicles
• Wagons are 4 feet wide and 10 feet length with
  the tongue, neck, and yoke attached, its length
  double about 23 feet
• 4 to 6 oxen in teams or 6 to 10 mules were good
  enough to get wagons to Oregon