The Pioneers were the first people to settle in the frontiers of…
What is North America.
100
Types of food found on the trail
What is wild game, fish, berries, roots, reptiles, nuts and mushrooms.
100
Three ways to cross the river.
What is
1.Emigrants could use a ferry,
(some ferries were operated by Native Americans, some were operated by the Mormons and other entrepreneurs).
2. They could caulk their wagons and float them across the river.
3. They could ford the river.
4. They could swim across the river.
5. They could use one of the few bridges that were in place.
100
The beginning of the Oregon trail.
What is Independence, Missouri.
100
The most common death.
What is Diseases, in particular water-borne diseases like cholera.
200
Some common occupations of settlers.
What are farmers, doctors, missionaries, lawyers, shopkeepers, blacksmiths.
200
Three essentials that the settlers would take with them.
What is animals, weapons and ammunition, tools, food, cooking utensils, clothing, and blankets.
200
Two reasons why the Pioneers traveled to the Frontier.
What is land for crops, wanted gold, hunting, trade, and fur pelts.
200
The end of the Oregon Trail.
What is Oregon City, Oregon.
200
The most common type of Wagon that the Pioneers had.
What is Constega.
300
The "Father" of Oregon.
Who is John McLoughlin.
300
A common food item we eat often, but was used only on rare occasions by the Pioneers.
What is chocolate.
300
The year the California Gold Rush led to an increase in traffic on the trail.
What is 1849.
300
The rock formation the pioneers tried to reach on or around Independence Day.
What is Independence Rock.
300
The average weight limit that the typical wagon will hold.
What is 2,000 lbs.
400
Three common chores of Pioneer children.
What are milking the cows, doing laundry, fetching water, helping the parents cook, doing dishes, and collecting woodchips for fire.
400
Candles the Pioneers preferred.
What is tallow candles
400
The importance of February 14, 1859.
What is Oregon Gained Statehood.
400
The 19th century U.S. military used this rock formation for target practice.
What Chimney Rock.
400
Tools that were needed to make repairs on the wagon.
What are saws, hammers, axes, nails, string and knives.
500
The first Pioneer woman to vote in Oregon.
Who is Abigail Scott Duniway.
500
The reason why the pioneer preferred the tallow candles.
What is because tallow candles were inexpensive and made out of animal fat, so if they ran out of food they could eat the candle.
500
The year that the first successful wagon train of the Great Migration arrived Oregon.
What is 1843.
500
The river that Fort Vancouver is located.
What is the Columbia River.
500
Two reasons why accidental gunfire became one of the leading causes of injury and death on the trail.
What is the lack of experience with guns and packing loaded guns into the wagon.