Independence Missouri

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Independence Missouri

• Established in 1827
• Jumping off point for Oregon Trail and many other
  trails
• The immigrants stocked up on supplies here before
  their journey.

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Forts Along the Trail

• There were many Forts along the way.The fort in
  the picture is Fort Laramie.
• Forts were important because the immigrants would
  stock up on supplies.
• There were many other forts besides this one.
  Other forts were Fort Kearny, Fort Hall, Fort
  Vancouver, and Fort Bridger.

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Wagons Along the Trail

• Wagons would usually weigh from 2 tons to 3 tons
  because the immigrants loaded the wagons to full.
• Many different types of wagons were used along
  the trail.
• Wagons were used to carry the families belongings
  and the typical wagon was used for food, water,
  and clothes.

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Indian Tribes Along the Trail

• There were many different Indian tribes along the
  trail.
• Some of the Indian tribes were the Shawnee,
  Lakota Sioux, Cheyenne, and the Shoshone.

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Hardships and Challenges

• River crossing was a distress because it was very
  hard for the wagons to get across
• A disease called Cholera.This disease was
  incurable
• Dozens of immigrants died because of being struck
  by lightning and hit by apple size hail

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Oregon City

• Oregon City was the ending point of the Oregon
  Trail.
• The immigrants were very happy to arrive at
  Oregon City after their long journey.
• They were happy because they had finally made it
  to their new home!

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This Beautiful Production Made By

• Tara, Kayla, Brady, Wyatt, and Donnie