Oregon Trail
Peeps
Gold Rush
Mex-U.S War
Random
100

The length of the trip in miles

2,000 miles

100

The president during the Mexican-American War. 

James K. Polk
100

NFC West

49ers

100

America's close neighbor

Mexico

100

The main character in the energy bus

George

200

Where did the trail start and end?

Independence, Missouri and Oregon City, Oregon
200

49ers current running back

Christian McCaffrey 

200

Which state is associated with the gold rush?

California 

200

How does the Manifest Destiny connect with this conflict?

Teacher discretion

200

Mr. Scalones favorite plane. 

F22 Raptor

300

What is one reason why Americans traveled West?

Teacher discretion 

300

This tool allowed for gold and other goods to be moved from one place to another. 

wheelbarrow
300

Someone who has a promising future or finds elements. 

prospect

300

The boot state and a prize 

Texas

300

The author of the Harry Potter books

J.K. Rowling

400

What are the 3 occupation options for the Oregon Trail game?

banker, carpenter, farmer

400

The Mexican military leader during the Mexican American War. 

Santa Anna

400

What year was gold first discovered? 

1848

400

This general is a future president 

Ulysses S. Grant

400

The chemical symbol for water

H20

500

Name all of the states the Oregon Trail passes through. 

Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. 

500

The man who created the wheelbarrow 

John Studebaker

500

The process of sifting through water and debris to find gold. 

panning

500

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo said.. 

teacher discretion 

500

Opened in 1937, this tunnel got its name in response to the George Washington Bridge, north of it. (Also 16th hint hint wink wink)

Lincoln tunnel