The original game was designed to teach 8th grade schoolchildren about the realities of 19th-century pioneer life on the Oregon Trail.
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The Oregon Trail (series)
| The Oregon Trail | |
|---|---|
| Genre(s) | Edutainment |
| Developer(s) | MECC |
| Publisher(s) | Brøderbund The Learning Company Gameloft |
| Creator(s) | Don Rawitsch, Bill Heinemann, Paul Dillenberger |
When was the game Oregon Trail invented?
The Oregon Trail is an educational strategy video game developed and published by the Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium (MECC). It was first released in 1985 for the Apple II, with later ports to DOS in 1990, Mac OS in 1991, and Microsoft Windows in 1993.
The Oregon Trail (1985 video game)
| The Oregon Trail | |
|---|---|
| Genre(s) | Strategy |
Who was the first person to travel the Oregon Trail?
Robert Stuart of
The first person to follow the entire route of the Oregon Trail was Robert Stuart of Astoria in 1812-13. He did so in reverse, traveling west to east, and in the process discovered the South Pass, so named because it was south of the pass Lewis and Clark followed over the Continental Divide.
Where was the Oregon Trail invented?
Don Rawitsch, Bill Heinemann and Paul Dillenberger, three student teachers enrolled at nearby Carleton College, created The Oregon Trail in November 1971 for an eighth-grade history class Rawitsch was teaching.
Why was the Oregon Trail invented?
Determined to spread Christianity to American Indians on the frontier, doctor and Protestant missionary Marcus Whitman set out on horseback from the Northeast in 1835 to prove that the westward trail to Oregon could be traversed safely and further than ever before.
Who led the first wagon train to Oregon?
In what was dubbed “The Great Migration of 1843” or the “Wagon Train of 1843”, an estimated 700 to 1,000 emigrants left for Oregon. They were led initially by John Gantt, a former U.S. Army Captain and fur trader who was contracted to guide the train to Fort Hall for $1 per person.
Who used the Oregon Trail?
The Oregon Trail has attracted such interest because it is the central feature of one of the largest mass migrations of people in American history. Between 1840 and 1860, from 300,000 to 400,000 travelers used the 2,000-mile overland route to reach Willamette Valley, Puget Sound, Utah, and California destinations.
Does Oregon Trail still exist?
Although the original Oregon Trail led weary travelers from Independence, Missouri, to where Oregon City is located today, now, the Oregon Trail starts in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and doesn’t end until Cannon Beach, Oregon, turning it into a full cross-country trip.
Who settled Oregon?
John Jacob Astor, as the head of the Pacific Fur Company, began European American settlement of the Oregon country with the establishment of a trading post at Astoria in 1811.
How many died on Oregon Trail?
20,000 people
Combined with accidents, drowning at dangerous river crossings, and other illnesses, at least 20,000 people died along the Oregon Trail. Most trailside graves are unknown, as burials were quick and the wagon trains moved on.
Who owns Oregon Trail?
The Oregon Trail (series)
| The Oregon Trail | |
|---|---|
| Genre(s) | Edutainment |
| Developer(s) | MECC |
| Publisher(s) | Brøderbund The Learning Company Gameloft |
| Creator(s) | Don Rawitsch, Bill Heinemann, Paul Dillenberger |
What ended the Oregon Trail?
Oregon City was the end of the trail for many because it was where land claims were granted for Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Wyoming.
When did schools stop Oregon Trail?
‘Trailheads’ The five-day stretch of play at Jordan Junior High that December might have been the end of The Oregon Trail, but in 1974, Rawitsch took a job at a new nonprofit called the Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium (MECC), which sought to bring access to educational software to schools statewide.
