The Westward Trail
The Oregon Country/"Oregon or Bust!"
The Mormon Trail
Trails to the Southwest
Reaching California
200

Pioneers brought these other animals when traveling west

What are cows and chickens

200

These states were included in the presence of Oregon Country

What is Oregon, Washington, and Idaho

200

This man founded a church in 1830 in the United States

Who is Joseph Smith

200

In 1821, people started using the Santa Fe Trail to move this to and from Santa Fe

What is cargo

200

In 1829, a Mexican trader forged a new trail from these two places

What is Santa Fe and California

400

This is the typical covered wagon on the westward trail

What is a prairie schooner

400
These are some of the land features in Oregon

What are rivers, mountains, and ancient forests

400

The Mormons faced this wherever they went

What is persecution

400

This is where traders sold their cargo of cloth, tools, jewelry, religious objects, and other items

What is Santa Fe

400

This trail followed a series of Native American and early explorers' trails

What is the Old Spanish Trail

600

These things prevented some pioneers from surviving the journey west

What is disease, accidents, and cold weather,

600

Settlers followed this river westward across the dry, flat Great Plains

What is the Platte River

600

This is where a mob killed Joseph Smith

What is Illinois

600

This sold very well in Missouri

What is furs and silver

800

This part of a prairie schooner kept the wooden bed of the wagon out of the mud

What are large wheels

800

This type of mountain storm can leave settlers trapped and block passes

What is a snow storm

800

This is where the Mormons stopped near

What is Great Salt Lake

800

After this war, big companies pushed many of the traders out of business

What is the Mexican War

1000

This is what the prairie schooner was named after

What is a sailing ship

1000

Pioneers gathered here in the spring and bought supplies the needed

What is Independence, Missouri

1000

Mormons built these things to bring water from streams in the Rocky Mountains

What is a canal

1000

This wagon was twice the size of the prairie schooners

What are Conestoga wagons