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Where did the Oregon Trail start?
Independence,Missouri
How many people traveled the Oregon Trail?
About 400,000
What did the settlers travel in on their journey across the Oregon Trail?
Covered wagons
What year did the first missionary group leave?
1834
What president was associated with the 54/40 or fight?
James K. Polk
Where did the Oregon Trail end?
Oregon City,Oregon
These people traveled the Oregon Trail with “gold fever”?
Miners
What railroad ended the popularity of the Oregon Trail?
The transcontinental railroad
Manifest destiny was on the rise in what years?
1840s
The battle cry 54/40 or fight concerned what area of land?
Oregon Country
How many states does the Oregon Trail pass through?
6 states
This trail was popular with what type of people?
Fur traders and missionaries
What was an essential element of a settler’s survival on the Oregon Trail?
A covered wagon
What year did Marcus Whitman set to prove the Oregon Trail was safe?
1835
What does 54/40 or fight mean?
The United States would not take anything less than the entire Oregon Trail.
What valley did the Oregon Trail end in?
Willamette Valley
Who lead the first missionary group along the trail in 1834(settled in Idaho)?
Nathan Wyeth
What was not an uncommon way to die on the Oregon Trail?
Contracting dysentery or cholera
When was the Oregon Land Donation the enticed settlers to move to Oregon because it offered them land?
1850
How many countries originally laid claim to the Oregon Country?
4
What section of the United States did the Oregon Trail mainly pass through?
Great Plans
Who traveled west to show that the Oregon Trail was safe in 1835?
Marcus Whitman
What landmark helped the pioneers determine whether they were on schedule during their journey to Oregon Country?
Independence Rock
What year did the Great Emigration across the Oregon Trail take place?
1843
What does the 54/40 in 54/40 or fight refer to?
The 54 Parallel