Grandma Clementine
What disease did her little grandbaby contract?
Cholera
What disease did his brother die from?
Diphtheria.
Name 2 conflicts that appeared on the trail.
Ward massacre and the Rogue River War.
The most common disease on the Oregon trail.
Fact: Not just the most common disease, but the most common killer on the trail overall!
The rough estimate of how long the trail was.
2,170 miles
A tribe that was peaceful towards the trail, trading with them a lot?
Shoshone
How was diphtheria passed on?
Close interaction with coughing and poor hygiene.
How was dysentery mainly contracted?
Through using foul, bacteria-ridden water.
What is South Pass?
The dates of the relative start/end of the trail.
1843-1869
The law that generated 320 acres of land in Oregon for white man and married woman.
The Oregon Donation Land Law
What were the first symptoms of Mountain fever?
A rash appearing on a leg or arm, and a ragging headache.
What was the Ward Massacre.
When natives attacked a white pioneer train, 21 left dead.
The state the Louisiana purchase left the land west impacting a lot of the trail.
What was unorganized territory.
How many months did it take to complete the Oregon trail?
4-6 months.
How was cholera contracted on the Oregon trail.
Using food/water contaminated by human waste and bacteria.
What was something you did not want to get caught in on the trail? Extra 100 points if you can explain why
Aggressive prairie thunderstorms.
Which native tribes were incorporated in the Rogue River War?
What is the Athapascan, Takelma, and Shasta nations
A nickname for Willamette Valley and why it was called this.
What is "The Garden of the World" due to its abundant game and fresh soil.
Using every diary entry, which were the most common diseases on the trail.
What is Dysentery, Cholera, and Mountain fever,