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Role 2: A Pioneer

It's 1840 and you need a new start. With the country's expansion West, you hear of riches and opportunity beyond anything you have experienced back here in the East. You decide to pack up the whole family and head West. You are a pioneer, willing to work the land and start a new life.

Use the resources below to research your journey. Things you might want to consider in your research are:

1. What were your reasons for heading West? 2. What items and supplies did you take with you? 3. What mode of transportation did you use? 4. What route did you follow and why? 5. What obstacles and hardships did you face along the way? 6. How did you deal with the Native people? 7. What did you find when you got there?

Internet Links to Web Sites on pioneers http://www.endoftheoregontrail.org/mambo/

http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0210182/

http://www.oregontrailcenter.org/

http://www.historyglobe.com/ot/otmap1.htm

http://www.americanwest.com/

http://www.endoftheoregontrail.org/histhome.html

[|http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Oregontrail.html]

http://www.geocities.com/cbmshistory/Oregontrail/OregonTrailProject.html

http://www.over-land.com/trwest.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/6400/

http://www.americanwest.com/trails/pages/oretrail.htm

[|http://www.rootsweb.com/~orbenton/COONDIAR.htm]

[|http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Jumpingoff.html]

Wagons http://www.endoftheoregontrail.org/wagons.html