BFO
What are the names of all the Todd children heading to Oregon?
Mary Ellen, Louvina, Cynthia, Elijah
Contrary to many travelers fears, many Native American Indians were ________ towards travelers.
Friendly/Helpful/ etc.
The trail began with _____ landscape, and then moved through the ________ mountains.
Prairie, Rocky
Wagons carried everything a family needed to take with them on the journey. They would carry about ______ pounds!
2000lbs
Which president was the Todd family related to?
Abraham Lincoln (by marriage!)
What is the name of the town where the Oregon Trail officially started? (hint: this was the the first stop in the Todd family's journey)
Independence, Missouri
Some tribes build _____ _________, which they charged travelers to cross.
too bridges
Families often traveled _______ for safety and resources.
together
A wagon would cost around $_____.
$110
Missionaries (to spread Christianity)
What happens when the Todd's caravan builds a bridge to cross the river?
Another wagon group tries to cut in front of them. Father cracks his whip and goes first.
If a Native American Indian wanted to show goodwill towards travelers, they would say ....
" I Shoshone"
Wagons sometimes needed to be converted to ______ to pass over rivers.
boats
Travelers would pack about 70lbs of this meat!
Bacon
What were the Native American shoes called? (hint: often traded with travelers)
moccasins
Why was it so important that the Todd family made it through the mountains before winter?
The family needed to make it before winter in order to safely travel through this moutains (the weather would become harsh in the winter and could strand them in the mountains with no food).
Native American Indians often used this animal to eat, make clothes, shelter, and tools.
Travelers in it for the long haul would often use _____ instead of mules to hitch their wagons.
Oxen
Wagons would arrange themselves in a ______ at night for safety.
circle
Chlorea, mountain fever, etc.
At the end of the book, how does Mary Ellen feel about being in Oregon?
Answers will vary
Unfortunately, by the __(year)____ the Native American Indian's old way of life had been destroyed by travelers and westward expansion.
1890s
Settlers would often travel in other states beside Oregon after traveling the trail. Name 3 other states settlers settled in!
California, Idaho, Washington.
What are 3 reasons a fmaily might choose to travel out west?
answers will vary
Who was president when the Todd family made their journey west? (1852)
Millard Fillmore