The Oregon Trail

Regions

100

Which region is on the east coast, is sandy, foresty and marshy, has big storms due to the ocean, and has hot and humid summers but cold snowy winters  

Northeast Region 

200

This region is the largest in the country, has plains, prairie, small grassy hills, lots of lakes and rivers, cold winters and hot summers, and grows lots of wheat barley and corn 

Midwest Region 

300

This region has pleats and mesas, full of deserts, cactuses are everywhere, and it is dry and hot 

Southwest Region 

400

This region is on the East coast of the US. It has lots of streams and water ways. It has some small islands and wild and dangerous weather including hurricanes. They have a very humid climate. 

Southeast Region 

500

This region is on the West coast of the US. It has deserts, mountains, and volcanoes. It is a semi-arid area and an ocean climate. It is cold and rainy in some places, but very hot and dry in others. Most of this region is not too hot and not too cold 

West Region 

The Journey

100

How long did the trip take?

5-8 months 

200

How many miles was the trip?

2,000 miles

300

What are 3 different obstacles the pioneers faced? 

-Mountains 

-Wagon Breaking 

-Plains with not much water 

-Illnesses

-Bad storms 

-Etc. 

400

Why did people want to move from the East to the West?

-Cheaper Land

-Health

-Religious Freedoms

-Adventure

-Manifest Destiny 

-Money 

500

What were 3 different ways you could die on this trip?

-Illnesses

-Wagon accidents 

-Hunger/ thirst 

-Native American fights 

-Drowning 

-Hunting accidents 

-Cold/ weather  

Vocab

100

A deadly infectious disease that was spread by contaminated water. It causes diarrhea and sometimes-even death. 

Cholera

200

Emigrant is a person who? 

A person leaving one area to move to another within the same country. 

300

Manifest Destiny is?

The belief that it was the destiny of the US to acquire all western territories. 

400

The types of wagons used on the Oregon Trail are called?

Conestoga/ Prairie Schooner 

500

A person who goes into unknown areas, opening up the way for others to follow is a?

Pioneer 

Random

100

True or False: People from the East were moving to settle the West 

True 

200

True or False: Immigrant and emigrant mean the same thing.

False Immigrant is a person who moves from one country to another. Emigrant is a person who moves from one place to another within the same country. 

300

Describe the interactions between the Pioneers and the Native Americans.

At trading post, Native Americans and pioneers could trade and get along, but on the trip the Native Americans could become mad and want to attack the Pioneers. The Native Americans were upset that the Pioneers were taking over their land.  

400

True or False: Once you made it to Oregon, you were completely safe and will survive no matter what. 

False: getting there did not guarantee your survival when trying to make your house and land. 

500

How did the Pioneers travel compared to how we would now? (think about their mode of transportation, how they handled weather and the mountains, how did they get their food, and anything else) 

-Cars vs. Wagons

-We have tunnels to go through monitions rather than over

-We have structures we can hide under during weather rather than just trying to wait through it in a wagon

-Clothes they wore vs. what we wear

-Hunting for food vs. grocery stores