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The Pioneers traveled to what side of North America?

What is Western North America.

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Large Animal that is found on the plains of the trail often used for food

What is buffalo/bison

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.
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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

What rich mineral did people travel to California in hopes to find

Where is Gold

200
Three essentials that the settlers would take with them.
What is animals, weapons and ammunition, tools, food, cooking utensils, clothing, and blankets.
200

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 vehicle/way that people traveled the trail

What is wagon

300

The amount of people that traveled the Oregon trail

What is 300 000 - 400 000

300

A common sweet food item we eat often on Easter, 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 mountain range the trail went through

What is the Rockies

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 (fat) candles

400
The importance of February 14, 1859.
What is Oregon Gained Statehood.
400

Region in Nevada where suspicious activity occurs

What is Area 51

400
Tools that were needed to make repairs on the wagon.
What are saws, hammers, axes, nails, string and knives.
500

Italian Renaissance Painter/Architect/Inventer that has no revelance to the Oregon Trail whatsoever

Who is Leonardo Da vinci

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 state located above California

What is Oregon

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.
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