Life on the Trail
Where did the pioneers "Jump-Off" and begin their journey our West?
What is Independence, Missouri?
The longest river in the United States.
What is the Mississippi River?
The most dangerous thing pioneers did.
What is crossing rivers?
One of the greatest heros of the Old West. He was an American frontiersman, trapper, and explorer. A legendary moutain man.
Who is Kit Carson?
These items were packed in cornmeal.
What is eggs?
The animal most pioneers used to pull their wagons.
What are oxen?
The longest river in North America.
What is the Missouri River?
The most frequent cause of injury or death for both children and adults.
What is being run over by the wagon wheels?
A German born swiss pioneer who owned a trading post in Sacramento, CA.
Who is John Sutter?
The milk would be suspended in wagons in buckets, when bouncing along the trail what would the milk turn into?
What is butter?
The trip out West was said to take 5-6 months, but it actually took...
What is 8 months?
A landmark along the Oregon Trail that signaled the end of the prairies.
What is Chimney Rock?
A narrow ridge on the Oregon Trail in Idaho. It's located near Snake River.
What is Devil's Backbone?
Who is James Marshall?
This was consumed by adults and children (and even animals!). It would disguise horrible flavors and muddiness of the river water.
What is coffee?
The time for animals and people stopped to eat, drink, and rest.
What is nooning?
Pioneers tried to reach this landmark by July 4th, and many carved their names on the rock.
What is Independence Rock?
These animals left holes in the ground that were easy to step into causing broken legs and wagons.
What are prairie dogs?
American missionaries who started a mission for the Cayuse Indians in the Oregon Country.
Who are Marcus and Narcissa Whitman?
A three legged skillet for cooking.
What is a spider?
Where sleeping tents were set up each night while on the trail.
What is the corral?
A natural rock gorge on the Sweetwater River.
What is Devil's Gate?
A terrible disease that was highly contagious, it caused many to want to move out West to escape it.
What is Cholera?
A Californio military commander who founded the town of Sonoma. There is a nearby city named after him.
Who is General Mariano Vallejo?
This was used instead of flour because it didn't stick to people's hands.
Cornmeal