Pioneer Journey
What city did many Mormon pioneers leave before traveling west?
What is Navoo, Illinois?
In what year did the Mormon pioneers arrive in the Salt Lake Valley?
What is 1847?
This was how many miles it took for pioneers to reach the Salt Lake Valley.
What was 1,300 miles?
This cooking tool was known for its heavy lid and it’s use around the campfire.
What are Dutch ovens?
This was the most common instrument played during pioneer gatherings.
What is the fiddle?
These were preferred over horses to pull wagons?
What are Oxen?
Brigham Young reportedly said this upon reaching the Salt Lake Valley.
What is, “This is the right place”?
This illness was caused by a lack of vitamin C.
What is scurvy?
These were the main sources of light in pioneer homes.
What are candles and oil lamps?
Name, one game commonly played by pioneer children.
Marbles, hoop rolling, tag, jacks, or hide-and-seek.
The famous trail that many pioneers traveled west on.
What is the Oregon Trail?
This man became the first Utah Territory governor.
Who is Brigham Young?
Why did the pioneer circle their wagons at night?
For protection.
Scraps of fabric were typically used to make these.
What are quilts and clothes?
————— Bees were a common occurrence for pioneer women.
What are Quilting Bees?
What important item did pioneers often carry that helped them know where to travel?
What are maps, guidebooks, or compasses?
This insect threatened the pioneers’s first crops.
What are crickets?
Besides wagons, this item was commonly pushed by pioneers.
What are hand carts?
This household chore often took all day.
What is laundry?
Neighbors often worked together at these events to build a structure for families at the time.
What are barn raising’s?
What mountain pass did the Mormon pioneers use to enter the Salt Lake Valley?
What is Emigration Canyon?
This bird famously ate the crickets that infested pioneers crops.
What is the California Gull?
What was one of the greatest dangers when crossing rivers?
Drowning, strong currents, or losing wagons and supplies.
These methods were commonly used to preserve meat before refrigeration.
What are smoking, salting, and drying?
No pioneer party was complete without this slang term for food.
What are viddles?