Oregon Trail Case Study Essay Assignment
You are going to read Chapter 3 in the text, the Myths of the West lecture, watch the two videos especially the Oregon Trail video, and read some of these diaries at http://www.oregonpioneers.com/diaries.htm (Links to an external site.)
You then are going back in time to the 1840s and 1850s and take your family on a trip along the Oregon Trail. You are going to describe the problems of preparation, the geographic highlights along the trail, and the problems you face along the trail.
Finally you have reached Oregon the end of the trail and you will tell which problem you felt was the #1 problem of travel on the Oregon Trail.
Then you may take a journey along the Oregon Trail with your family in the 1840s or 1850s. Preparation is a major issue, as are the geographic highlights and challenges you will encounter on your journey.
Finally, you’ve made it to Oregon, the trail’s terminus, and you’ll be able to recall which issue posed the most hardship throughout your journey down the Oregon Trail.