Mormon Trail
California Trail
Oregon Trail
Donner Trail
Cherokee Trail
Lewis & Clark
Rando!
100
The final destination of the Mormon Trail.
What is Salt Lake City.
100
Jumping off point for the California Trail
Independence, Mo
100
Why did most people head west to Oregon?
To farm or in search of a cheap land.
100
Where the Donner's "Jumped Off"
What is Independence, Missouri?
100
What state were most Cherokees removed from?
Georgia
100
What river did Lewis and Clark follow North out of St Louis?
The Missouri River
100
What river did most people (Not Lewis and Clark or the Cherokees') follow after leaving Independence, MO
The Platte River
200
Why were the Mormon's moving westward?
That had been highly persecuted by Americans in the East and sought refuge in the desert of Utah.
200
Why did most people move west on the California trail in 1849?
To get rich in the gold fields of Cal-i-forn-i-a!
200
Where the Oregon Trail began.
What is Independence, Missouri.
200
What war going on in America during the Donner Parties expedition?
What is the Mexican American War.
200
Who was the President that ordered the removal of the Cherokees.
President Andrew Jackson
200
Where did Lewis and Clark meet up with Sacagewea
What is Fort Mandan or North Dakota?
200
What was the most common draft animals for the wagons?
What are oxen
300
Name of the leader who led the first Mormons on the trail.
Who is Bringham Young.
300
What year was gold discovered in California at Sutter's Mill?
1848
300
In what decade did people begin to emigrate on the Oregon Trail?
What is 1830's.
300
What cutoff did the Donners take to "shorten" their trip?
What is Hastings Cutoff?
300
What major river did the Cherokees have to cross before arriving in Oklahoma?
Mississippi
300
In what year did Lewis and Clark start their expedition?
1804
300
What Fort was the Halfway point for the Oregon Trail?
Fort Laramie in Wyoming.
400
The town where the Mormon trail began.
What is Nauvoo, Illinois.
400
What was the last mountain range you would cross to get to your final destination?
Sierra-Nevada mountains
400
This disease killed many on the Oregon trail.
What is cholera?
400
Name 3 obstacles the Donner Party encountered after taking the cutoff.
What are exhaustion, break downs, starvation, cold, heat, animals running off, deep snow, etc......
400
Where there other tribes the were removed other than the Cherokees?
Yes, there were several others
400
Name 3 methods of transportation L & C used in their expedition.
Keelboat, canoes, feet, & horses
400
What landmark should you have passed by the 4th of July?
Independence Rock
500
What mode of transportation did the Mormons use to carry their supplies while moving west?
Mormon hand carts
500
What percentage of the "49ers" struck it rich in California?
About 1%
500
This is the length of the Oregon trail.
What is approximately 2,000 miles.
500
What percentage of the Donner Party survived their ordeal?
25%, 50%, 75%, or No one survived
Roughly 50%
500
What was Oklahoma called or labeled on maps before Oklahoma
Indian Country
500
Name two ways that the Lewis and Clark expedition was different than the other trails that went West?
Lewis and Clark were exploring and paving the way.
Lewis and Clark made a return trip - it took 2 years.
No one followed in L & C's path.
They took many modes of transportation to get to the West.
They jumped off in St. Louis, MO
500
What Fort in southern Wyoming did the Donner Party make the fateful decision to take Hastings Cutoff?
Fort Bridger