Manifest Destiny
When did the negotiations between the United States and Britain start in the Oregon Country?
It began in the summer of 1845
True or False: Many Americans start moving out into the west years before the dominos fall?
True
Where can you find Soda Springs?
Idaho
Where did the Oregon Trail begin and end?
1. The journey was from Missouri to Oregon
What were some things that happened to the people traveling on the trail?
1.Sickness, Fatigue
2.Natural Events
3.And encounters with Hostile Indians
What are two of the four reasons people moved west?
Financial(gold and cheaper land), Maintain their lifestyle, To spread Christianity, Better Health (Land that is free from diseases)
True or False: Jackson, Mississippi is where many wagon trains usually started in early Spring?
False, It was in Independence, Missouri.
Where can you find Chimney Rock?
Western Nebraska
What are some diseases that the settlers faced on in the Oregon Trail?
Typhoid Fever, Cholera, and Dysentery
How many miles and months did it take and what type of weather?
The settlers had 2,000 miles of high plains and mountains to cross in 6 months in order to avoid getting stuck in the mountains over the winter.
What 3 Dominos need to fall in order for the the west to officially become America?
The republic of Texas needs to join the union, Oregon Country needs to be claimed solely by U.S., Mexico needs to relinquish the Southwest.
True or False:The trail west was lined with the bones and graves of the people and animals who died on the journey to a new land?
True
Where can you find Independence Rock?
Wyoming
Any states that would eventually be formed out of the territory would be free states.
Missouri Compromise
In the Oregon Trail what do you travel on?
Oxen on a wagon
What are some weather conditions that they came across on the Oregon Trail.
Terrain, Accidents, Disease, Supply Shortages.
True or False:The final destination is Independence, Missouri?
False, Independence Missouri is the starting place. Oregon Country is the final destination
Where can you find Court House Rock?
Western Nebraska
What rock did many carve there name into?
Chimeny Rock
What are some obstacles the settlers faced?
1. Hardships
2. Hostile Indians
3. Diseases
4.Mountain Ranges
How long would it take to travel to Oregon-Missouri?
6 months
True or False:The U.S. government promised settlers a square-mile of land for almost nothing?
True
Where do you end on the Oregon Trail?
Oregon Country
Between 1841 and 1869, hundreds of thousands of people traveled westward on what trail?
The Oregon Trail
Were many wagon trains usually started in early Spring
Independence, Missouri