http://uhaweb.hartford.edu/edt615d/fall2005/personal/tchristen/assignments/westward_expansion.htm#Introduction
Use some of these sites to find information for your notes:
http://www.campsilos.org/mod2/students/life.shtml
http://oregontrail101.com/
The Oregon Trail Map
Facts
Diary of a Pioneer
Reasons to stay east
Life Back East
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