Unit 4 Chapter 9 Building New Lives
United States has always been a country of movement and change. People move to begin new communities. Immigration has helped to change our country.
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Lesson 1 |
Oregon Trail
Lesson One; Oregon Trail
Through out history The United States has always been growing and changing. People from within the United States and from countries far away have moved to new places or communities to start new communities. Immigration has helped our country to change.
 | The Oregon Trail opened the West to pioneers in the 1800s...(1840's and 1850s) |
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| Pioneers moved West on the Oregon Trail because; |
1. The prairies and the west had rich land/soil that was good for farming and the opportunity to own land. The land in the west was cheaper than land in the east .
2. Some followed the Gold Rush to California
3. Some became pioneers to explore and settle areas unknown to them.
| Moving West meant traveling together on wagon trains on one of many routes. Independence, Missouri was for many trails the "jumping off" spot... or where their journey west began. |
1. Oregon Trail (2000 mile trip over 5 months)
2. Santa Fe Trail/Old Spanish Trail
| Pioneers traveled west in a wagon pulled by mules, oxen, or horses as members of a Wagon Train; |
1. pulled by oxen, horses, or mules.
2. crossed rivers and mountains.
3. all kinds of weather.
4. many became ill and/or died on the trip.
5. set up at night in a circle.
6. people shared problems.
7. everyone helped each other.
| Life on the Oregon Trail was uncertain |
1. Native Americans lived along the trail.
2. Sometimes Native Americans helped settlers.
3. Sometimes Native Americans fought over the land.
4. Trail went through the vast prairies, difficult river crossings, and very hard to cross the mountains.
| Settlers kept diaries which became written record of what someone has done or thought each day. These diaries are part of the history of our country. |
| Many settlers settled around Oregon City, Oregon which became the largest of the new communities . Some of the settlers were |
| 1869 a railroad was built across the country. Traveling by train replaced the Oregon Trail and covered wagons. |
| History of our country is shaped by settlers/pioneers/immigrants moving to new communities to build a better life. |
Classroom set Nonfiction;
If You Traveled in a Covered Wagon
Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail: The Dairy of Callie Stokes
Classroom set Fiction; Library Video;
Next Spring an Oriole Oregon Trail
Dakota Dugout
Pioneer Cat
Big book/ Westward Ho
Related Projects;
Westward Ho ... interactive journey on the Oregon Trail
Oregon Trail CD/
Personal Diary/Journal
Additional Related Web sites...
Thinking Skills ... Classifying
Classifying is grouping similar things together. Classifying helps us to understand things better.
Make a table to show what you think you should take with you in your wagon if you were traveling on the Oregon Trail.
1. Decide what each category should be labeled ( how they are alike) and label it.
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Supplies for Oregon Trail |
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Tools |
Food |
Personal |
2. List the items that belong in each category that you will pack in your wagon for your trip.