The Westward Movement

• Introduction
• Task
• Process
• Evaluation
• Conclusion
• Credits


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Task

As the leader of your wagon train (ie. wagon master), you will need to investigate, plan, and prepare for the challenges that will surely face you, and the other members of your team, as you travel along the Oregon and California Trails.  These challenges include climate, terrain, vegetation, disease, and threats, if any, posed by local Native American tribes.