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Special thanks to Ms Thaxton for assigning this project, Ms Burns for teaching us about the Oregon Trail, and Mr Taylor for teaching us the formula for compound interest (adapted for inflation, why you see some Walmart below)! Notes: 1) Prices from time period 2) Not exactly like the game show 3) Prices are approximate - One item might cost $x at one store, or $y at another. 4) If 2-3 people tie for closest, nobody gets the points. 5) Currently, my highest score is 178. Sources: National Oregon/California Trail Center >> Historical Trails >> Trail Basics, www.oregontrailcenter.org/HistoricalTrails/Supplies.htm. “Another Androsphere Blog.” How Much Did Things Cost in 1850's USA?, 1 Jan. 1970, anotherandrosphereblog.blogspot.com/2013/03/how-much-did-things-cost-in-1850s-usa.html. Carter, Diana Louise. “Want to Make Money Plowing Snow? Prepare to Pay.” Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, ROC, 10 Dec. 2014, www.democratandchronicle.com/story/money/business/2014/02/05/want-make-money-plowing-snow-prepare-pay/5240273/. “Hammers, Mallets & Sledges.” Walmart.com, www.walmart.com/browse/home-improvement/hammers-mallets-sledges/1072864_1031899_1067609_1067743. “Hand Saws.” Walmart.com, www.walmart.com/browse/home-improvement/hand-saws/1072864_1031899_1067609_1067745. “Library Guides: Prices and Wages by Decade: 1850-1859.” 1850-1859 - Prices and Wages by Decade - Library Guides at University of Missouri Libraries, libraryguides.missouri.edu/pricesandwages/1850-1859. Massachusetts. “Comparative Wages, Prices, and Cost of Living : (from the Sixteenth Annual Report of the Massachusetts Bureau of Statistics of Labor, for 1885) / by Carroll ...” HathiTrust, babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044050806330;view. Mitzy, and Rebecca A. “Pillsbury Grands! Southern Homestyle Buttermilk Biscuits 8 Ct 16.3 Oz.” Walmart.com, 18 Jan. 2016, www.walmart.com/ip/Pillsbury-Grands-Southern...Biscuits-8.../10319320. “Rakes.” Walmart.com, www.walmart.com/browse/patio-garden/rakes/5428_4091_4689569_9672096.
