Trails
The most famous trail during westward expansion.
Oregon Trail
A rock that stands 500 feet tall.
Chimney Rock
This person led a group of wagons called a wagon train.
Wagon Master
This weighed less than fresh meat and was a quick source of protein that could feed a family while walking along the trail.
Beef Jerky
Pioneers needed a lot of this to cross the prairie since many areas along the trail did not have this fresh resource.
Water
This trail went from western Missouri across the Great Plains into the Rocky Mountains to the gold fields of northern California.
California Trail
A spring that has bubbly water that kids love.
Soda Springs
This man made Wilderness Road
Daniel Boone
This was a common food for pioneers because cornmeal was abundant.
Cornbread
A common fabric pioneer women used to make clothes.
Gingham
This trail was used by people who were being persecuted for their faith.
Mormon Trail
The rock that has many names on it and was reached by July 4.
Independence Rock
This man purchased the Louisiana Territory.
President Thomas Jefferson
Pioneers had to boil fruit and mash it to make this sweet treat.
Applesauce
These took the place of full ovens on the trail and allowed pioneers to cook over the fire.
Dutch Oven
From 1821 to 1880, this was an overland international trade route, military road, and pioneer migration trail in central North America between the United States and Mexico.
Santa Fe Trail
The long, skinny path pioneers had to cross.
Devil's Backbone
A man who helped show the way to Oregon for new settlers.
A guide
This food lived up to its name. Some pioneers crumbled it up or soaked it in a drink.
Hardtack
These were worn by teams of oxen when pulling large prairie schooners.
Yoke
This trail was an overland route connecting the gold rush territory of Montana to the Oregon Trail.
Bozeman Trail
A high bluff in the middle of the great plains. Named after a fur trapper.
Scott's Bluff
The author of famous pioneer books.
Laura Ingalls Wilder
This had to be salted to keep it from spoiling,and scrubbed before cooking it.
Bacon/Salt Pork
A pioneer farmer would use one of these to cut down his crop of wheat.