The first group of people to move into a new land and settle there were called
What are pioneers?
100
Not including the oxen, what was the most important animal for pioneers to bring along and why?
What is a cow? (for milk, and if needed, meat)
100
Name 2 jobs boys would have to do when the wagon train stopped for the night.
What is fetching water, watching cattle, skinning deer, turkey, or buffalo, collecting wood or buffalo chips, & hunting?
100
A tall column sitting on a bed of rock and rising about 500 feet from the ground was called
What is Chimney Rock?
100
What was the best time of year to start the trip west and why?
What is spring? (So the grass is tall enough to feed all the oxen and animals along the way.)
200
A group of covered wagons that traveled together on a long trip west was called a
What is a wagon train?
200
Name 2 places pioneers may have slept.
What is a tent, a wagon box, or a blanket or buffalo robe under the stars?
200
Name 2 jobs girls may have to do after stopping for the night.
What is milking cows, watching younger brothers & sisters, helping cook, fetching water, washing dishes, collecting wood or buffalo chips?
200
Early travelers reached this spot on July 4th and people carved or painted their name on it.
What is Independence Rock?
200
Name 2 ways you would cross the river.
What is a flatboat or a raft?
(or seal the wagon box and float it)
300
A wagon that looked like a boat with a huge sail that appeared to float on the tall prairie grass was called
What is a prairie schooner?
300
Name 3 utensils pioneers used for cooking.
What are plates, knives, forks, spoons, cups, pots & pans?
300
What would moms do once the wagon train stopped for the night?
What is cooking, washing dishes, taking care of children, mending, and tending the sick?
300
Here water came rushing up 2-3 feet in the air from cracks in the rock. It sprayed & made the puff-puff sound of a steamboat.
What is Steamboat Springs?
300
Name 3 dangers you may encounter on the trail west.
What is mud, dust storms, sickness, Indian conflicts, weather, & wagon break downs.
400
The person who was hired to go along with the group, who had been west many times before, and was knowledgeable about the trail was called the
What is a trail guide?
400
Name 4 important tools pioneers would need either on the trail or after they settled in the west.
What are saws, ax, hammers, knives, guns, and nails?
400
What jobs did dads do in the evening after making camp for the night?
What is tending to the animals, making repairs to the wagon, talking to the trail guide and other pioneers.
400
A place that had bubbling water that you could drink.
What is Soda Springs?
400
Pioneers found clever ways to do things on their trip. Tell how they carried eggs and made butter.
What is eggs in a flour barrel and milk bouncing in a bucket while traveling.
500
Name 5 different kinds of people (jobs/skills) who went west on the Oregon Trail.
What are farmers, shopkeepers, carpenters, shoemakers, blacksmiths, doctors, teachers, & lawyers?
500
Name at least 5 foods or ingredients pioneers would bring with them.
What are flour, yeast, bread, crackers, cornmeal, bacon, eggs, dried fruit, sugar, potatoes, rice, beans, & water?
500
What kinds of fun could kids have?
What is exploring, listening to stories around the campfire, singing & dancing at night?
500
A very narrow spot on the trail; the left side of the cliff went straight down about 1,000 feet and the right side almost a mile down - over 5,280 feet!
What is Devil's Backbone?
500
What might you have to do to get your wagon over the mountain?
What is:
* using extra oxen to pull the wagon up
* tying a rope around a tree and letting it down slowly
* putting poles through wheels to keep them going too fast
* cutting the wagons down to a 2 wheel cart