What is the most surprising way that people died on the Oregon Trail?
What is the most surprising way that people died on the Oregon Trail?
People could be crushed by wagons or animals, thrown by horses. According to Peter D. Olch, being run over by wagon wheels was the most frequent cause of injury or death. Both children and adults could slip while getting out of a wagon and fall beneath the wheels.
How many died on Oregon Trail?
20,000 people
What do people die of in Oregon Trail game?
cholera
What were the chances of dying on the Oregon Trail?
It is estimated that 6-10% of all emigrants on the trails suc- cumbed to some form of illness. Of the estimated 350,000 who started the journey, disease may have claimed as many as 30,000 vic- tims. Since the trail was 2,000 miles, this would indicate that there was an average of 10-15 deaths per mile.