Worked as a doctor and a preacher on the Trail.
Who is Marcus Whitman?
The beginning of the "Great Emmigration"
When is 1845.
This part of the wagon protected goods from wind and rain.
What is the cover?
This means the act of leaving one's home to permanently settle in another country or region.
What is emmigration?
Children often made these from extra scraps of material to play with and comfort them on the trail.
What is a fabric doll?
Who is Chief Looking Glass?
Gold was discovered in California, prompting a mad dash for the West.
When was 1849.
What is the tongue?
Oh no! We've been invaded! They're taking our land as their territory! It must be ____________!
What is annexation?
A child's day usually began before _________.
Were adopted and raised by several families in the Willmette Valley area.
Who are the Sager Orphans?
The beginning of the Westward Migration began much earlier than the Oregon Trail, with these explorers who charted the West.
Who are Lewis and Clark?
Dinner time! If you're an ox, you'll eat from this.
What is the feed trough?
We are the people who traveled to a new land to explore and settle down.
Who are pioneers?
Although the work was hard, children found time to play game, such as _________, ___________, and ___________.
What are marbles, knucklebones, and tag.
Raised money and gathered supplies to begin a children's home in the West.
Who is Tabitha Moffatt Brown?
In 1862, this was passed, allowing any US citizen to own land, provided they could live off it for 5 years.
What is the Homestead Act?
This is the body of the prairie schooner, and held all of the belongings for the pioneers.
What is the wagon box?
Wagons must be packed with __________ to prepare for the future in the west.
What are provisions?
What was cooking dinner, gathering wood or buffalo chips, feed and water animals, fetched water.
Stood up for his family's right to live and own land.
Who is George Washington Bush?
This year marks the beginning of what is now known as the Oregon Trail.
What was 1836?
Inside the wagon, families carried everything they needed to survive the trail and start a new life in the West, including _________, ___________, and __________.
What is bedding, food supplies, water keg, livestock fuel, cooking gear, fuel and light.
The Oregon Trail was more about this than adventure.
What is endurance?
Girls usually wore ______ and _______, while boys usually wore _________ and __________.
What are long dresses and aprons (girls) and shirts and pants (boys).