Traveling/Transportation
Supplies
Major Landmarks
Hardships
Potpourri
100
This is how long it took to travel along the Oregon Trail.
What is 6 months?
100
This is how much a typical stash of supplies would weigh.
What is 2,000 lbs?
100
This was a major landmark that is found in Washington. It also had a funny name
What is Walla Walla, WA
100
This was the article of clothing that was scarce among the travelers.
What are shoes?
100
This was how much bacon costed at Ft. Laramie.
What is 1 penny?
200
This is how many miles people traveled every day. (average)
What is 15 miles?
200
This is ONE of the thing you may find in a wagon.
Acceptable answers: What is clothing? What is food? What are family treasures?
200
This was the state Fort Kearny was in.
What is Nebraska?
200
This is the name of the deadly disease that killed many.
What is cholera?
200
Fill in the blank: 1 person died out of every __ yards of the trail.
What is 80 yards?
300
This is what people did at night.
What is formed a circle?
300
This is why people brought candles.
What is less expensive than oil?
300
This was mountain range that had the name of a color.
What are the Blue Mountains?
300
This is what caused people to loose limbs.
What is falling underneath the wagons?
300
This was what caused most deaths.
What are snakebites and diseases?
400
This is another name for a wagon.
What is a prairie schooner?
400
This is how much food weighed in the wagons.
What is 1,600 to 1,800 lbs?
400
This was the area of the Rocky Mountains that was traveled through often.
What is the southeastern end?
400
This is what happened to many people during river crossings.
What is drowning?
400
This was what time people got up at.
What is 4 A.M.?
500
This is the size of the wagon. (how many feet- width and length)
What is 4 feet wide, and 10 feet long?
500
This is what people brought to hunt game along the trail.
What are lead bullets?
500
This is the name of the fort in Wyoming that was traveled through often
What is Fort Casper?
500
This was the size of hail that killed many. (fruit comparison)
What is apple-sized hail?
500
This is Whit's middle name.
What is Whitmire?
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