The Oregon Trail and the Pioneers that That Made It

The place we know today in Washington State, Oregon State, California State, Nevada State, Idaho State, Utah State is not part of the United States unless it is an Oregon Trail. The 2,170 mile route from Missouri State Independence to Oregon State Oregon moved the early pioneers to the western United States. Over 25 years, more than 500,000 people participated in the trip. The first visitors to the Oregon Trail were Marcus, Narcissa Whitman, Henry and Eliza Spalding in 1836.

The Oregon Trail is a very important aspect in the development history of our country. When Marcus and Narcissa Whitman traveled the Oregon Trail for the first time, many Americans saw the window of opportunity. The Oregon Trail is the only practical way to cross the Rocky Mountains. Pioneers pushed themselves into a van and tried to bring it into an unstable land, but 10% of these settlers died on the way due to illness and accident. A trip along the Oregon Trail is a long and difficult experience. As it spans almost 2,000 miles, blazers usually need to drive for 12 to 16 miles per hour for 4 to 6 months. During the journey, the settlers had to do cholera, poor hygiene, and unexpected firefights. Travelers need to gather all the resources they need to survive. Travelers usually travel a lot of people to help obstacles such as gully, deep mud, blizzard, thunderstorm, river etc.

After the mountain people, a group of larger pioneers made a dangerous journey to the west, hoping to sweep the forest and cultivate the fertile valleys of California and Oregon. By 1860, hundreds of thousands of people achieved western goals by following the paths of Oregon, California, Santa Fe, Mormon. The long and difficult difficulties usually begin with Saint Joseph or Missouri independence, or Council Bluffs in Iowa and go through the Great Plains along the valley. It takes several months for a carriage to reach the foot of the Rocky Mountains at a distance of just 15 miles a day or to face the sufferings of the South West Desert. The last life and death challenge was to cross the Sierra Mountains and the Cascade Mountains before the first heavy snow. Blazers are worried about indigenous attacks, but the most common and serious danger is disease and depression due to bad living environment.