Vocabulary
This is a large, heavy cooking pot with a lid
dutch oven
The first land acquisition for the United States was the _________ of 1803. The United States bought most of the land between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains from France.
Louisiana Purchase
a rod or spindle passing through the center of a wheel or group of wheels.
axle
This city and state marked the start of the Oregon Trail.
Independence, Missouri
a bacterial infection caused by contaminated water or food; very contagious; a common cause of death on the Oregon Trail
cholera
This word means, "to give up". It's from TCI Ch. 18: Manifest Destiny
cede
This is used to connect the wagon team to the wagon.
wagon tongue
Granite landmark that westward-bound wagon trains wanted to reach by July. Many pioneers have carved their names in this landmark.
Independence Rock
a large, level area of grassland with few or no trees
prairie
In 1846, Great Britain agreed to a boundary with the United States at latitude _____ north, establishing part of the Canadian-U.S border.
49
The name given for the popular covered wagons used by pioneers on the Oregon Trail.
prairie schooner
One of the first unique landmarks on the Oregon Trail; a slender spire rising 325 feet from a conical base
Chimney Rock
fat from the abdomen of a pig used for cooking.
lard
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ceded a huge amount of territory to the United States from this country.
Mexico
This container was located at the front of the wagon and used to hold tools.
jockey box
This city was the official end of the Oregon Trail.
Oregon City
a wooden crosspiece that is fastened over the necks of two animals and attached to the plow or cart that they are to pull.
yoke
The name for the purchase of land from Mexico in 1853 that established the present U.S.-Mexico boundary
Gadsden Purchase
This was one of the three main parts of a wagon and was a rectangular wooden box, usually 4 feet wide by 10 feet long.
wagon bed
This landmark was a narrow cleft in the rock; 20 pioneer graves buried near the landmark made some travelers believe it was haunted
Devil's Gate