Grandma Clementine
What tribe was peaceful towards the trail, trading with them a lot?
Shoshone
How was diphtheria passed on?
Close interaction with people coughing and poor hygiene.
Name 2 conflicts that appeared on the trail.
What is the Ward massacre and the Rogue River War.
The most common disease on the Oregon trail.
Fact: Not just the most common disease, but the most common killer on the trail overall!
What is Cholera.
How was cholera contracted on the Oregon trail.
Using food/water contaminated by human waste and bacteria.
What were the first symptoms of Mountain fever?
A rash appearing on a leg or arm, and a ragging headache.
How was dysentery mainly contracted?
Through using foul, bacteria-ridden water.
What is South Pass?
The place they had been held up in for near a week
What is Fort Laramie
Using every diary entry, not just Timmy, which were the most common diseases on the trail.
What is Dysentery, Cholera, and Mountain fever,
What was the Ward Massacre.
When natives attacked a white pioneer train, 21 left dead.
A nickname for Willamette Valley and why it was called this.
What is "The Garden of the World" due to its abundant game and fresh soil.
The law that granted 320 acres of land in Oregon for white man and married women.
What is the Oregon Donation Land Law
The slowest death (aside from disease) on the trail.
Getting run over by a wagon
The conflict sparked after white volunteers killed about two dozen Native people, has pushed the Athapascan, Takelma, and Shasta nations to a breaking point
What is the Rogue River War
What was left after the Louisiana Purchase
What is Unorganized Territory