There were several hardships that were encountered on the Oregon Trail. Some or all of these included the following: lack of supplies, such as food, water, shelter etc. Also they may have been attacked by Native Americans and wild animals.
Shoshone, Sioux, and Paiute
WHAT WAS THE DANGERS PART OF THE OREGON TRAIL?
The Oregon trail never was modernized. Some parts of the freeway system do follow some of the trail. The current freeway system began in the 1950's.
Some of the main reasons people left for Oregon on the Oregon Trail was for free land and a start of a better life.
cholera
Immigrants on the Oregon Trail faced a variety of hardships, including severe weather, illness, lack of clean water, food scarcity, and the threat of attacks from Native American tribes. The journey was physically demanding and emotionally taxing, often resulting in the deaths of family members along the way.
The difficult voyage along the Oregon Trail prompted settlers to carry different medical supplies with them in case of an emergency. Some medical supplies used on the Oregon Trail were surgical instruments, liniments, and bandages.
independence rock
The California Trail, Gila Trail, Mormon Trail and The Old Spanish Trail....
back then that was one of the only ways of getting there and supplies that they had to live off of
One of the natural disasters that happened on the Oregon Trail was the heavy rain that mad the plains all muddy.
some people died on the trail