Trek
What city did most pioneers leave from in 1847?
What is Winter Quarters, Nebraska
Who declared "this is the place?"
Who is Brigham Young?
Name one European country that many pioneers immigrated from
What is England, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Scotland, or Wales
What animals pulled most pioneer wagons?
What are oxen?
About how many handcart companies traveled to Utah between 1856 and 1860?
What is 10?
About how many miles did the pioneers travel to reach the Salt Lake Valley?
What is about 1,300 miles
Name one of the two handcart companies caught in early winter storms in 1856.
What are the Willie or Martin Handcart Companies?
How many people were in the first pioneer company?
What is 148
What did the pioneers often call their handcarts?
What is a Prairie Schooner
About how many pioneers eventually migrated to Utah before the railroad largely replaced wagon travel?
What is about 70,000?
What famous valley did the first pioneer company enter on July 24, 1847?
What is the Salt Lake Valley
What pioneer captain later became the sixth President of the Church after leading one of the handcart companies?
Who is Wilford Woodruff
How many days did the first pioneer company take to travel from Winter Quarters to the Salt Lake Valley?
What is about 111 days?
What disease spread by mosquitoes was a major problem at Winter Quarters?
What is malaria?
What organization helped thousands of poor converts afford the journey to Utah?
What is the Perpetual Emigrating Fund (PEF)
What river did rescuers famously cross multiple times to save the Willie and Martin Handcart Companies?
What is the Sweetwater River
Which apostle was sent back east to organize rescue efforts for the stranded handcart companies?
Who is Franklin D. Richards?
Before the Salt Lake Valley became their destination, the pioneers were originally planning to settle in this territory, which at the time belonged to Mexico.
What is the Great Basin (or Mexican Territory/Alta California)?
What was the max weight of personal belongings many handcart pioneers were allowed to bring?
What is about 17 lbs?
What year did the last handcart company arrive in SLC?
What is 1860
What trail did Mormon pioneers follow for much of the journey before turning southwest?
What is the Oregon Trail?
Who organized the Perpetual Emigrating Fund to help poor converts come to Utah?
Who is Brigham Young?
This pioneer captain led the first handcart company to successfully reach the Salt Lake Valley in 1856.
Who was Edmund Ellsworth?
What important trail landmark in Wyoming was used as a meeting place and campsite by many pioneers?
What is Independence Rock?
Before entering the Salt Lake Valley, Brigham Young was too sick to walk. What illness is historians believe he was suffering from?
What is Mountain Fever (Likely tick-borne relapsing fever)