Westward Migration(1865-1900)

Why do people migrate?

Background• After the Civil War, people were in search of

new places to live– At this time, the only “new” places were the

developing states west of the Mississippi River• Hundreds of thousands of pioneers made the

journey– Made famous by the

“Oregon Trail”

Why did they go? What dangers did they face?

• Video– List the reasons in the video for why the pioneers

made this journey– List the dangers they faced along the way

mentioned in the video

Activity

You have the choice between…• Writing a poem• Creating bumper stickers• Writing a journal/diary entry• Writing a short paragraph