Bryan Nie
Social & Religious
The Oregon Trail had social & religious effects on the expansion of the U.S.
Below here, you will find out about how much food each adult should take for the journey west.
Each Adult Emigrant Should Have:
05
10
POUNDS OF
COFFEE
200
POUNDS OF
FLOUR
75
POUNDS OF
BACON
30
POUNDS OF
BREAD
02
POUNDS OF
TEA
POUNDS OF
SALT
25
POUNDS OF
SUGAR
10
POUNDS OF
RICE
1/2
A BAG OF
DRIED BEANS
02
POUNDS OF
BAKING SODA
Many settlers brought iron stoves to cook their food. The emigrants would include other foods in their diet, sometimes they would go hunting for animal meat, and at other times they would pick wild berries. No matter what they ate, settlers had a wide and diverse selection of foods, ranging from berries to animal meat.
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"John Wesley preaching to native American Indians" from History.com
Society was a significant part of the expansion of the U.S. because society gave the settlers an idea of what they should bring and eat. Religion was also a major part of the expansion of the U.S. because the U.S. got to spread Christianity to the Native Americans.
"Oregon Acquisition" from National California/Oregon Trail Center
Also, there were missions being set up in the Northwest, Marcus Whitman and Henry Spalding established the first missions in Oregon Country, Whitman established in Waiilatpu among the Cayuse Indians, and Spalding established in Lapwai among the Nez Percé. Whitman and Spalding were two of the first missionaries to take the Oregon trail and make it to Oregon country. Both their goals were similar, spreading their religion, Christianity, to the Native Americans who inhabited that area. Whitman’s mission wasn’t that successful because in 1847 he was murdered by the Cayuse Native Americans, Spalding’s mission was however more successful as his mission ran for a long time.
"The Oregon Trail Trailblazer" by Jesse Wiley