People
The Trail
Challenges
Landmarks
Miscellaneous
100
The first group of people to move into a new land and settle there were called
Who are the pioneers?
100
The distance of the trail
What is 2,000 miles
100
A personal challenge pioneers faced on the trail.
What is illness, drowning from crossing rivers, starvation
100
Starting point of the Oregon Trail
What is Independence, Missouri
100
Ways children had fun on the trail
What is collect buffalo chips, wash clothes, feed the animals
200
A group of covered wagons that traveled together on a long trip west was called a
What is a wagon train?
200
Present day states that the Oregon Trail passed through
What are Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho and Oregon, while also touching parts of Washington and Iowa.
200
A weather related challenges that pioneers faced on the trail.
What are rain storms, snow in the mountains, hail, etc.
200
A tall column sitting on a bed of rock and rising about 500 feet from the ground was called
What is Chimney Rock
200
Food supplies the pioneers took on the trail
What are flour, sugar, salt, dried fruit, bacon, coffee
300
A wagon that looked like a boat with a huge sail that appeared to float on the tall prairie grass was called
What is a prairie schooner
300
The number of months the journey took
What is 4-6 months
300
A challenge the pioneers faced on the Oregon Trail about land or resources
What is lack of grass for animals to graze during the winter, difficult traveling through the mountains, limited hunting during the winter months
300
Early travelers reached this spot on July 4th and people carved or painted their name on it.
What is Independence Rock?
300
Reasons for pioneers to travel from the East to Western frontier
What is free land (Donation Land Act), escape from disease, religious freedom, fertile land
400
The person who was hired to go along with the group, who had been west many times before, and was knowledgeable about the trail was called the
What is the trail guide?
400
Three or more reasons people traveled the Oregon Trail
What are free land, less crowded, gold, less disease
400
A challenge the pioneers faced on the Oregon Trail about the economy (the wealth and resources of a country or region, especially in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services)
What is trading at forts was double or triple the price as their starting point in Independence? Also,The depression in the east didn't allow for pioneers to travel with much money.
400
Its construction allowed covered wagons to cross the Cascade Range and reach the Willamette Valley, which had previously been nearly impossible.
What is the Barlow Road?
400
The effects of westward movement on Native Americans today
What is limited land left for Native American tribes (reservations reduced in size)?
500
The number of people who traveled the trail
What is 200,000 to 300,000 people?
500
The time period the Oregon Trail took place
What is mid 1800s
500
A challenge the pioneers faced on the Oregon Trail about the cultural differences
What is communicating with the Native Americans and keeping the peace with them?
500
End of the Oregon Trail
What is Fort Vancouver and Oregon City (Many settlers ended their journey at the British outpost of Fort Vancouver, on the north bank of the Columbia River. Here, the fort's commander, John McLoughlin, provided food and medicine to weary travelers. The fort contained a large garden, as well as a library, theater, church and school. Oregon City was located across the river and many pioneers headed there to stake claims and begin their lives anew.)
500
The effects of westward movement on Native Americans in the past
What is food source slowly taken away (buffalo killed for fun, not food), land taken away, fighting with pioneers and settlers because of differences in values
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