traveling over pacific ocean

territories occupied

france occupied

england occupied

spanish occupied

people needed wagons

no one knew how to drive a wagon

wagons required

wagons held food

couldn’t leave too early

NEEDED a lot of food

food to supply livestock

they walk slowly it is snowy

snow means its to cold to go on

slowly moving meant snow

some places offer rest

while resting write letters to friends and family

get info on weather conditions coming up

new life in the west

horses not used

disease

water bone disease

cholera

disease killed many people

first women to cross rocky mountains

28-27 yrs old

had a husband (Marcus Whitman)

traveled 1836

1840–1850 50,000+ people crossed

1840–1850 50,000+ people crossed

create a mini wagon

people could only bring so much

people brought too much stuff

had to dump stuff

stuff made wagons to heavy

more interactions with native americans

also Idian-White relations

to reach Oregon territory

oregon territory was ceded by us

it is now

• oregon

• Idaho

• washington

• parts of Montanna

• parts of Wyoming

explorers are fur traders

they found the trail

now credited

Merriweather Lewis

• also helped find the trail

• 1744-1809

William Clark

• also helped find the trail

• 1770-1838

name was changed

wagon road was OG name

fur trappers helped

started in 1843

to get to the pacific northwest coast

started a new life

• government

• political power

overtook indeginous people

newcomers carried disease

many native americans were killed

threatened native americans survival

Dr. Whitman blamed for death

cayuse murdered doctor

also murdered doctors wife

native americans were greatly threatened

had trouble doing normal tasks

hard to survive

never experienced this disease

measles

had horrible effects

disease came from britain

britain to native americcans to americans to native americans is oregon

American Hunter

First American Hunter to enter california from the west

1799-1891

Made his first trip in his teens

blamed entirely

cayuse murdered him

wife was murdered

11 others also murdered

American Hunter

First American Hunter to enter california from the west

mother was a Presbyterian

went to church

interested in women’s rights

fought with the Spaldings

arguments happened

cried in her room after arguments

Many people hated it

People disagreed with it because some people hated the idea of slavery

measles

measles killed native americans

quickly killed

at least 1/2 killed in 2 months