Who Did That?
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Would You Want to Be a Child on the Oregon Trail?
100

Worked as a doctor and a preacher on the Trail.

Who is Marcus Whitman?

100

The beginning of the "Great Emmigration"

When is 1845.

100

This part of the wagon protected goods from wind and rain.

What is the cover?

100

This means the act of leaving one's home to permanently settle in another country or region. 

What is emmigration?

100

Children often made these from extra scraps of material to play with and comfort them on the trail. 

What is a fabric doll?

200
Worked to keep the peace between the settlers and the Native Tribes.

Who is Chief Looking Glass?

200

Gold was discovered in California, prompting a mad dash for the West.

When was 1849.

200
The horses or oxen were hitched to this part of the wagon.

What is the tongue?

200

Oh no! We've been invaded! They're taking our land as their territory! It must be ____________!

What is annexation? 

200

A child's day usually began before _________.

What is sunrise?
300

Were adopted and raised by several families in the Willmette Valley area.

Who are the Sager Orphans?

300

The beginning of the Westward Migration began much earlier than the Oregon Trail, with these explorers who charted the West.

Who are Lewis and Clark?

300

Dinner time! If you're an ox, you'll eat from this.

What is the feed trough?

300

We are the people who traveled to a new land to explore and settle down.

Who are pioneers?

300

Although the work was hard, children found time to play game, such as _________, ___________, and ___________.

What are marbles, knucklebones, and tag.

400

Raised money and gathered supplies to begin a children's home in the West.

Who is Tabitha Moffatt Brown?

400

In 1862, this was passed, allowing any US citizen to own land, provided they could live off it for 5 years.

What is the Homestead Act?

400

This is the body of the prairie schooner, and held all of the belongings for the pioneers.

What is the wagon box?

400

Wagons must be packed with __________ to prepare for the future in the west.

What are provisions?

400
Pioneer children had many chores, which included ________, _________, and __________. 

What was cooking dinner, gathering wood or buffalo chips, feed and water animals, fetched water. 

500

Stood up for his family's right to live and own land.

Who is George Washington Bush?

500

This year marks the beginning of what is now known as the Oregon Trail.

What was 1836?

500

Inside the wagon, families carried everything they needed to survive the trail and start a new life in the West, including _________, ___________, and __________.

What is bedding, food supplies, water keg, livestock fuel, cooking gear, fuel and light.

500

The Oregon Trail was more about this than adventure.

What is endurance?

500

Girls usually wore ______ and _______, while boys usually wore _________ and __________. 

What are long dresses and aprons (girls) and shirts and pants (boys).