Moving West
Pony Express
Landmarks
Day to Day life
Supplies
100
Why did people choose to make the difficult and dangerous trip to Oregon?
Farming Opportunities
100
Why was the Pony Express started?
To get mail between Missouri and California faster
100
The easiest way across the Rocky Mountains
South Pass
100
What were some of the dangers along the trail?
Weather, Accidents, Indian attacks
100
What were the benefits of using horses instead of oxen?
Because they were faster and could cover more ground then oxen.
200
Why did people choose to make the difficult and dangerous trip to California?
Searching for Gold
200
What were some of the dangers for the Pony Express riders?
Weather, Indians and Robbers
200
The half way point on the trail to Oregon where pioneers could resupply their wagons.
Fort Bridger
200
What was day-to-day life like along the trail?
Long days full of struggles and frustration
200
Why did people tar their wagons?
To make the wagons as waterproof as possible.
300
Why did people choose to make the difficult and dangerous trip to Utah?
Religious reasons
300
Why did the Pony Express end after only half a year?
The people funding the Pony Express went broke and the telegraph was built to increase commuication.
300
A place along the trail where hundreds of pioneers have carved their names into a rock cliff
Register Cliff
300
What was the best time of year to start the trip West?
Spring
300
What supplies were brought along to help improve the mood of the travelers?
Sugar, coffee and musical instruments
400
What was life like for most of the pioneers when they finally reached Oregon, California or Utah?
Difficult and Challenging
400
What are swing stations?
Stations where riders and stagecoaches could quickly exchange horses
400
A place where pioneers found ice to cool their water
Ice slough
400
Where did the children sleep?
Outside on the ground
400
What are the 3 main animals used to carry the travelers along the trail?
Oxen, Mules and Horses
500
What was freighting
Hauling supplies out west
500
What are home stations?
Stations where riders and stagecoaches could rest and find a hot meal
500
A boat made of canoes used to transport livestock and wagons acress the Platte River
Mormon Ferry
500
How did people who did not have wagons travel West?
Walked, pulled hand carts, rode horses
500
How did the travelers churn their butter?
By using the motion of the wagon along the trail.
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