Oregon Trail
True/ False: Oxen pulled the settler's wagons.
A. True B. False
True
True/ false: People rushed for the best pieces of land during the homestead act.
A. True B. False
True
True/ false: The Transcontinental Railroad was slower and more expensive than taking the Oregon Trail.
A. True B. False
False
Around how many miles long is the Oregon Trail (and the Transcontinental Railroad)?
A. 100 B. 2,000 C. 500,000
2,000
"Transcontinental" means across the ___________.
A. State B. City C. Continent
Continent
What vehicle did the pioneers ride in?
A. Ford Mustang B. Covered Wagon C. Bullet Train
Covered Wagon
A. George Washington B. Abraham Lincoln C. Donald Trump
Abraham Lincoln
In 1862 President ________ said that two railroad lines that would meet in the middle of the U.S.
A. Washington B. Roosevelt C. Lincoln
Lincoln
The Transcontinental railroad went across the country, from __________ to ____________. (2 answers!)
A. California B. Mexico C. Canada D. Nebraska
California and Nebraska
Cholera, dysentery, and typhoid are all types of ________ that killed many pioneers.
A. Indians B. Animals C. Sicknesses
Sicknesses
What was the most deadly thing on the Oregon trail?
A. Disease B. Starvation C. Cold
Disease
How many acres could you get for free from the Homestead act?
A. 1 B. 160 C. 270,000,000
160
The Central Pacific had to deal with mountains, but the Union Pacific was attacked by _________.
A. Mexicans B. Muslims C. Indians
Indians
The Oregon trail started in Independence, __________ and ended in Oregon city, Oregon.
A. Missouri B. Mississippi C. Maryland
Missouri
What type of animal is an ox?
A. Sheep B. Horse C. Bull
Bull
To survive on the Oregon trail, families would need at least 1000 lbs. of __________.
A. Clothes B. Bullets C. Food
Food
The free land offered by the Homestead act was west of the __________ river.
A. Missouri B. Mississippi C. Snake
Mississippi
The two railroad companies were the _______ Pacific and the _________ Pacific. (2 answers!)
A. Central B. Union C. Ocean D. Train
Central and Union
The final golden spike was set where the two railroad companies met in Promontory Summit, ________.
A. New Mexico B. Utah C. Nebraska
Utah
What do you call a person who comes from another country to a new country?
A. Chinese B. Immigrant C. 49er
Immigrant
How long did it take a wagon to make it to Oregon City, Oregon?
A. 1 week B. 5 months C. 10 years
5 months
Northerners were afraid the southern plantation owners would use _________ to farm the free land.
A. Workers B. Animals C. Slaves
Slaves
The transcontinental railroad was built by immigrants from ________ and ___________. (2 answers!)
A. China B. Africa C. Virginia D. Ireland
China and Ireland
A huge land rush occurred when the government opened up free land in ________________.
A. Oklahoma B. New York C. Virginia
Oklahoma
During the land rush, people nicknamed ______ snuck onto the land early to steal the best land.
A. Cheaters B. Speeders C. Sooners
Sooners