Challenges
How many months did it take to cross the Oregon Trail?
approx. 4-6 months
What did the pioneers use to cook their food?
dutch oven
What were the people called that traveled west?
Pioneers
Where is Ft. Independence located?
Missouri
What did most pioneers hope to find on the Oregon Trail?
free land, jobs, and better farmland
What are three causes of deaths on the OT?
diseases, accidents, river crossings, and starvation
How many pounds did it take to feed one person traveling the Oregon Trail?
250 pounds per person
Who were the first missionaries?
Marcus and Narcissa Whitman
Where is Chimney Rock located?
Bayard, Nebraska
About how many graves were there per mile?
10-20 per every mile
What is the names of the two mountain ranges pioneers had to cross?
The Sierra Nevada and the Rocky Mountains
Did pioneers bring eggs on the trail?
No, they brought chickens
Who was a free black slave woh led a wagon train in 1849?
Geore Washington Bush
What is important about the Continental Divide?
determines the flow of water from the west to the Pacific or east to the Atlantic
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Why was arriving at Independence Rock by July 4 a critical goal for many pioneers?
It meant that they were roughly halfway and on pace to cross the mountains before the winter snows.
Name five of the six states the Oregon Trail crossed through.
Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon
Ho many quarts was a dutch oven typically?
5-7 quarts
Who led a party that massacred a Winto Village?
Kit Carson
What is the most challenging river to cross?
The Snake or the Columbia
What was a very important tool used on the Oregon Trail?
a wagon jack
Name 3 of the 5 diseases that were common on the Oregon Trail.
Cholera, dysentery, typhoid fever, measles, and mountain fever
What is an alternative to burn a fire without wood?
buffalo chips
Who was called the "Pathfinder"?
John C. Fremont
How many troops were at Ft. Laramie at any given time?
approx. 400 troops
What year did the last widely known wagon train occur on the trail?
1906