The Oregon Trail was mostly traveled by emigrants, but it was also used by the Army and followed in part by The Pony Express and stagecoaches. The Oregon Trail began as far east as Missouri and continued all the way to the Pacific Ocean. Many of the emigrants' journeys began in eastern Kansas.

An average trip on The Oregon Trail lasted about four to six months. There were many hardships along the trail. The disease Cholera killed more emigrants than anything else. Cholera was often horrible diarrhea caused by bad food, impure

I think the brave emigrants faced many more hardships than they expected to on there journey west. I think when they arrived at their destination, they were all extremely satisfied with the results of their difficult journey. I think the Oregon Trail had a great impact on the development of Kansas because, since most of it's beginnings are in Kansas, it brought many people to the state of Kansas. Therefore, it made the land of Kansas more traveled and some people may have decided to stay in Kansas instead of making the lengthy, tedious journey west.

River Crossing was also a major part of traveling the Oregon Trail. At every river crossing, there were ferry keepers. They would carry your wagons, cattle and anything else traveling with you across the river. The cost of ferries were about one dollar per wagon and ten cents per head for cattle.

It was also reported that most able-bodied children of all ages walked clear across the United States, and some wore no shoes. They were forced to walk because the wagons measured only abo

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