On the Trail
Pioneers/Wagon
Landmarks/Animals
Sickness/Mishaps
Misc.
100
What beverage was served at every meal on the trail?
What is coffee?
100
The body of the wagon was 4 ft. by 10 ft. What is the area? Don't forget the unit!!!!
What is 40 square feet?
100
What animal did the majority of pioneers use to pull their wagons?
What is oxen?
100
Name three causes of death on the trail besides disease.
What is crushed by wagon, snake bite, drowning, getting shot, etc.
100
What was a go-backer?
What is people who decided to turn around and head back toward Independence?
200
Name the three main trails discussed in the book.
What is Mormon, California, and Oregon Trails?
200
Why did women always wear their sunbonnets?
What is they did not want to become brown like an Indian squaw?
200
What is the name of the landmark pioneers would climb to carve or write their names?
What is Independence Rock?
200
Name two disadvantages for using a ferry to cross a river?
What is expensive and the wait was long?
200
How fast did the wagons go?
What is 1-2 miles per hour?
300
What instrument signaled the major events of the day?
What is a bugle?
300
What should every man on the trail have?
What is a rifle and a revolver?
300
Name three landmarks located along the trail.
What is Chimney Rock, Scott's Bluff, Laramie Peak, Soda Springs, Rocky Mountains, Independence Rock
300
What was the name of the party that got trapped in the mountains and ended up eating dead companions to survive?
What is Donner party?
300
How could you save an ox that had drunk alkali water?
What is shove chunks of bacon and vinegar down its throat?
400
What city in Missouri was a famous jumping off point where overlanders would meet and form wagon trains to head off on the Oregon Trail?
What is Independence?
400
Why did the Mormons go west to Utah on the Mormon trail?
What is religious freedom?
400
How many buffalo were there in 1850?
What is 12 million?
400
What disease caused the most deaths along the Oregon Trail?
What is cholera?
400
Who introduced denim in the 1870's?
Who is Levi Strauss?
500
During which season did the pioneers leave on their journey?
What is spring?
500
How many pounds could the wagon hold?
What is 2000?
500
Why were horses not often used to pull wagons on the trail?
What is they couldn't survive on such little feed?
500
What fraction or percent of the emigrants died along the Oregon Trail?
What is 1/10 or 10%?
500
What did the winner of the reciting of the Declaration of Independence Contest get?
What is chocolate?
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