The Lure of Oregon
Fur Trappers in the Far West
Wagon Trains West
Missionaries in Oregon
Extra Credit
100
Was Oregon west, south , east or north of the Rocky Mountains?
It was west of the Rocky Mountains
100
Who were the people who occupied Oregon country?
the Fur Traders
100
Where did families meet in early spring?
Independence, Missouri
100
Where did the whitemen build their mission center by?
Columbia River
100
In their search for furs,________ men explored many parts of the west.
Mountain
200
In the 1820's did families in search of good farmland travel farther west or stop in the Great Plains?
The families kept moving west.
200
Who were the adventurous men that hiked through the region's vast forests?
Mountain Men
200
SicknessWhat was the biggest threat on the trails?
Sickness
200
What tragedy broke out in 1847?
Measles
200
Mountain men were often admired as?
rugged individuals
300
What four countries claimed Oregon?
United States, Great Britain, Spain and Russia.
300
What did mountain men have to watch out for?
Bears, wildcats and other large animals
300
Most families started out with a lot of gear but it was harder and harder to pull for the horses so what did they do with their gear?
They discarded gear along the trail
300
When did Marcus and Narcissa get married and where did they set out to? (two answers)
1836, they set out for Oregon
300
Name three contests the mountain men used to show off their skills?
running, jumping,wrestling, shooting with a rifle, running horses.
400
Why were the plains considered dry?
To help Oregon's settlement.
400
Was being a fur trapper profitable or non-profitable?
They could make fine profits.
400
How many miles did the pioneers have to cover in one month?
The pioneers had to cover 2000 miles in a month
400
Where were Americans making difficult journeys to?
Oregon
400
After 50,000 people moved to Oregon in twenty years, most Americans wanted Oregon to themselves and to not share it with the _______.
British
500
In 1818, the United States and _______ agreed to occupy Oregon jointly.
Britain
500
What did one mountain man recall about being starved during a winter?
He stuck his hand in a anthill and licked them off his hand.
500
Did the pioneers think that the Indians were a threat?
No, because the pioneers often traded with the Indians
500
What did the Indians set up by the Columbia River?
A mission school and a clinic
500
The wagon wheels cut so deeply into the plains that the ruts can still be seen today. True or False.
True
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