Pioneer Life
Name 3 common chores for pioneer children
cooking, cleaning, laundry, watching younger siblings, hunting, caring for animals, helping in the garden, etc.
What type of animal was used to pull a covered wagon.
oxen, horse, mule
How long did it take for pioneers to get to Oregon?
4-6 months
What barrier stopped the movement west before Daniel Boone found a path?
mountains
By using this famous canal,steamboats, and other types of boats, Americans were able to travel to more places.
The Erie Canal
What are some of the animals that the pioneers took with them on the Oregon Trail?
horses, cows, sheep,oxen, etc.
Wagon train jobs-This would be a pioneer that was chosen by the group to represent them as leader. He probably didn’t have any real experience, but he was trusted by the group and would try to keep everyone happy.
Wagon Train Leader
For a better life, farm land, space, etc.
People who explore or travel to unknown places are called....
pioneers
This railroad when across the continent, opening up faster travel west
transcontinental railroad
What type of house did a pioneer live in?
What is the wagon cover called?
Bonnet
Where did the Oregon Trail begin?
These two Explorers were sent by Thomas Jefferson to accomplish 3 goals. Collecting samples of plants and animals, making peace with Native Americans, and find and all water route to the Pacific Ocean.
This was the name of the mail carriers who travel by horse to get mail to people as fast as possible
The Pony Express
Name one type of transportation pioneers might have used
Transportation for Pioneers included wagons, horses, and eventually trains.
What was the name of the person who lead the wagon train families and showed them the way?
What type of hardships did the pioneers face on the Oregon Trail?
Dangers of their wagons getting stuckin the wagon ruts; dangers of having to cross rivers; leaving behind their possessions; weariness from walking and from the heat; encounters with Native Americans; etc.
He helped make a new path through the mountains called the Wilderness Road, which helped many settlers move West to new lands.
Daniel Boone
What is the Native American, Sequoyah, most known for?
Creating the written Cherokee Language
Why did pioneers want to travel on the Oregon Trail?
For a better life- farm land, space, etc.
What was the most common type of wagon for travel?
The Prairie Schooner
What year did tens of thousands of pioneers travel west on the Oregon Trail
1840s - 1850s
This Native American women was a translator and guide for Lewis and Clark.
Sacagawea
This was the forced relocation of the Cherokee people.
The Trail of Tears