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Compare and Contrast: Oregon Trail travels verse today's travels Directions: Traveling along the Oregon Trail was a commitment that many families made. Families had to make sacrifices on keeping or selling items that were important to them. Packing for a journey, during this time, was different than we have today. Below, I would like for you to compare and contrast travels during the Oregon Trail verse today's travels. How would packing be different? How would transportation be different? Think about items talked about in class. Write a paragraph, using complete sentences, that compares and contrasts these two times of travels.