Little House in the Big Woods
What is the name of the author of this book? (Hint: It is the middle child's name and just giving the first name will be accepted.)
Laura Ingalls Wilder
The pioneers were moving from the east to the ______?
West
How did the pioneers get food along the way?
Any of the answers will be accepted.
Hunting, gathering, stopping at the supply forts.
When the riders would ride their horses across the country to deliver mail to the pioneers what was this called?
The Pony Express
What were some of the chores that the families would do?
Any of the answers will be accepted.
fetching water, collecting firewood, churn butter, gardening, hunting, washing clothes, etc.
What was the name of the family's dog?
Jack
When did the Westward Expansion happen?
1800s
What were some of the dangers that the pioneers faced on their journey?
Any of the answers will be accepted.
wildlife, diseases, starvation, broken carriages, etc.
What was the name of the trail that the pioneers traveled? (Hint: Think of the game that we have played in class.)
The Oregon Trail
How many rooms were in the schoolhouses that appeared on the plains?
One.
What did the middle child use as a baby doll before she got one of her own?
A corncob
Why did the pioneers move out west?
Any of these answers will be accepted.
economic opportunity, more land, a better life for their families
Name one of the diseases that the pioneers faced?
Any of the answers will be accepted.
smallpox, measles, cholera, dysentary, typhoid fever
The Lousiana Purchase was made by _______________. He bought the land for 15 million dollars.
Thomas Jefferson
What did the pioneers wear for clothing?
Any of the answers will be accepted.
wool clothing, scarves, wide brimmed hats, bonnets, aprons, etc.
What was the little white balloon made of that the girls would play with?
A hog's bladder
How did the pioneers travel?
Any of these answers will be accepted.
ship, wagon, railroad
Once the pioneers settled in their land what kind of houses did they build?
Any of the answers are accepted.
Sod houses and/or log cabins
What is Manifest Destiny?
The idea that the pioneers felt it was their right to move out west and claim the land as their own.
What did the families do for entertainment?
Any of the answers are accepted.
bilbo catchers, make poppets, play the fiddle, tell stories by campfire, bake, etc.
At the dance at Grandpa's house, Ma was beautiful wearing her dark green delaine with the little leaves on it that looked like ___________?
Strawberries
What was the name of the railroad that helped the pioneers move out west more quickly?
The Transcontinental Railroad
Many pioneers headed out west to California because of the ______________. This was where many people found riches in a precious metal discovered and would pan for it.
The Gold Rush
What were the names of the explorers who went out west to learn the lay of the land to come back and tell the pioneers about what they would face on their journey? (Hint: Sacagawea helped them.)
Lewis and Clark
How did they heat their homes?
Any of the answers accepted.
firewood and/or buffalo chips(dried manure piles)