Beginning the Journey
Pa, Ma, Mary, Laura, Baby Carrie and Jack
Who are the Ingles?
pulling grass out of a large circle of ground in the middle of the prairie
How did Pa prepare for a campfire?
bachelor
What is the word for an unmarried man?
Native American hatchet
What is a Tomahawk?
rocks and mud from the nearest river
How did Pa build the fireplace chimney?
More than Pa's ax, more than Pa's shotgun, too many people, too much noise
Why Pa wanted to head west?
left on the bank and thought to have died at the flooded ford.
Who is their dog, Jack?
bruised ankle
What happened to Ma when the log fell on her?
the sound a horse makes when the neigh or whinnied
What is nickered?
cut niches in logs and stacked them
How did Pa build the walls to the cabin?
The only transportation for moving a family all the way west with a few items to begin a new life.
What is a covered wagon?
Mississippi River
What is the first big body of water they needed to pass before the ice cracked?
Mr. Edwards
Who is the neighbor bachelor that helped Pa build their house?
a region of tall grasses and wide open fields
What is a prairie?
stout logs on either side of the entrance
How did Pa make the doorways to the house and barn?
Papoose
What did they call Native American babies? or What did Laura want to see out west?
two green eyes that scared the Ingles, thought to be a wolf
Who is their dog Jack?
the wagon canvas
What did Pa put on as the first cabin roof?
Pa uses it to command the horses to stop
What is Whoaa?
whittled pegs of wood
How did Pa make the doors with no nails?
not enough room in the wagon and the weight would be too much
Why the Ingles left all their furniture behind?
5 states
How many states did the Ingles travel and Jack walk during the move?
quilt
What was the first door on the cabin?
ruts
What is the track left by the wheel of a wagon?
jumped in the water and swam with Pet and Patty
How did Pa keep the wagon from floating away in the rising creek?