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Oregon Trail Research Paper

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The Oregon trail had a huge part in the westward expansion of U.S. Due to the amount of space, the United State’s population drastically increased. However, the journey was not easy. Especially, for the Chinese. The Emigrants on the Oregon trail had the most difficulty trying to survive and thrive in the west due to the high rate of illness, severe weather, and harsh conditions. The emigrants on the Oregon trail had the most difficulty surviving due to high rate of illness. The Oregon trail was flooded with disease such as. Malaria, cholera, and “whooping cough”. On Oregon Trail Center.org, it states ,”cholera was the main scourge of the trail”. cholera killed many pioneers, making it hard to survive and thrive. Disease caused 90% of the pioneers to die. Another example of illness is “cholera could attack a fully healthy person after breakfast”. Cholera attacks the emigrants just like a healthy person after breakfast. Surviving disease was a struggle for the emigrants on the Oregon Trail. …show more content…

The Oregon trail had severe weather such as large snow storms. Another result of the weather was dust flying from Sublette’s Valley into, the traveler’s eyes. Snow storms gave a threat of frostbite and the emigrants would die of it. The dust was dangerous especially when an emigrant was alone, since it would blind them and he or she would have no help. These dust storms start at the Rocky trail. Therefore the emigrants had the most trouble on the Oregon trail, weather wise. The emigrants struggled struggled with harsh conditions, in which negatively affected their survival. Their working conditions were not ideal. The men’s everyday role was to deal with back-breaking labor. The men’s labor was very brutal. The labor injured many emigrants. The conditions made the trip extremely dangerous, even the cautious failed to survive. The conditions made the emigrants tired and

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