Oregon Trail Landmarks
This was the final destination for most travelers on the Oregon Trail.
What is Oregon?
This type of vehicle carried families and their belongings west.
What is a wagon?
This tool was used to chop wood for fires and repairs
What is an axe?
After getting stuck in the Mountains, this group resorted to this to stay alive.
Woody, Buzz, Sid
What is Toy Story?
This city was the starting point for people heading west in the Midewest.
What is Independence
What large animal was hunted on the Oregon Trail and is facing extinction today?
Buffalo
Drowning was common on these despite efforts to build bridges and ferries later on.
What are River Crossings?
Mike, Sully, Boo
What is Monsters Inc
This mountain range has 90 separate ranges and was the spot the Donner Party got stuck.
Rocky Mountains
When food supplies ran low, pioneers could use this activity to find additional food while traveling
What is hunt?
This item carried drinking water
What is a canteen?
This condition occurs when the body loses too much water, often because of severe diarrhea.
What is dehydration?
Marlin, Bruce, Squirt
What is Finding Nemo?
What resource sat under the rocks in California?
Gold
The nickname of a line of covered wagons.
Wagon Train
This food dried meat out and preserved it for weeks at a time.
What is salt.
A dangerous creature found along the trail who's venom is fatal.
Rattlesnake
What is Hercules?
It was considered good luck to have reached this landmark by July 4th.
What is Independence Rock?
This was the device used to connect a team of oxen to the wagon
What is a yoke?
This small container held a supply of this liquid used to clean and disinfect certain wounds, although medical knowledge and treatments were limited.
What is alcohol?
Two intestinal diseases that caused many deaths on the Oregon Trail. (BLOODY POO)
What cholera and dysentery?
Zazu, Rafiki, Ed
What is The Lion King?