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What Really Happened
The true story of the Oregon Trail, told for kids.
Between the 1840s and 1860s, hundreds of thousands of people packed up their lives and headed west in covered wagons. Read the story below (tap a chapter to open it), take the quiz, then start your own journey.
⏳ Timeline
🎮 The game vs. real life
Our game is based on the real trail, but it isn't exactly the same. Here's how they compare.
📚 Trail words
🧠 Story quiz
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Get Ready to Roll
Choose a job, name your family, and shop for supplies.
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📅 Date
🌤️ Weather
❤️ Health
🍞 Food
📍 Miles
🏁 Next stop
💰 Money
🐂 Oxen
🧥 Clothing
🎯 Bullets
💊 Medicine
🛞 Spare parts
🥾 Pace
🍲 Rations
Tip: press the space bar to GO or pause. Wagons stop at every landmark.
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The Trail Map
From Independence, Missouri to the Willamette Valley, Oregon.
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Hall of Fame
Top scores, badges, and your pioneer diary.
🏆 Top 10 journeys
🏅 Badges
📓 My Pioneer Diary
Write a diary entry as a child on the Oregon Trail. Use at least 3 sentences: where you are, what you saw or did, and how you feel. Use facts from the real story!