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Where did the travellers of the Oregon Trail originally set out from?
Nebraska
Idaho
Wyoming
Missouri
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How long was the Oregon Trail?
1,500 miles
3,000 miles
2,500 miles
2,000 miles
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What was the most feared disease on the Oregon Trail?
smallpox
measles
plague
cholera
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What livestock were the ones to pull the wagons?
Buffalo and oxen
buffalo, and horses
Horses and oxen
oxen and dogs
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How long did it take to travel the Oregon Trail?
2 years
3 months
1-4 weeks
6-8 months
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Travelers moved west using what?
cars
planes
wagons
ship
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How many miles did they typically travel a day?
10 miles
20 miles
50 miles
100 miles
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What time period did people use the Oregon Trail?
1750-60s
1800-10s
1840-50s
1880-90s
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Which of the following was NOT something children would have had to do on the trail?
fix the wagon wheels
collect buffalo chips
drive the wagon
wash dishes
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Which was NOT one of the top causes of death along the trail?
disease
accidents
Indian attacks
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What is an emigrant?
person who moves from one place to another
person who moves from one country to another
a species of bird often found on the Oregon Trail
a trader with Native Americans
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Most people travelled by
wagon
horse
foot
oxen
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What mountain range did the Oregon Trail cross?
Appalachians
Sierra Nevadas
Green Mountains
Rocky Mountains
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Where did the trail end?
California
Washington
Oregon
Colorado
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Pioneers had to cross rivers along the way. Which was not a method they used?
ferry
ford (walk across)
bridges
caulk (float)
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Pioneers heading out on the trail had to leave some of their things behind.
true
false
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Travelers had to pack all of their food in their wagons as there was no other opportunity to get food along the way.
true
false
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People would travel together over the trail in
wagon trains
single file lines
small groups of 3-4 wagons
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The leader of the group was called the
president
director
wagon master
train conductor