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- 1. Multiple Choice
Where did the travellers of the Oregon Trail originally set out from?
Nebraska
Idaho
Wyoming
Missouri
- 2. Multiple Choice
How long was the Oregon Trail?
1,500 miles
3,000 miles
2,500 miles
2,000 miles
- 3. Multiple Choice
What was the most feared disease on the Oregon Trail?
smallpox
measles
plague
cholera
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWho were the Pioneers?A baseball teamPeople who cut down pine treesThe first people to move west (ex. using the Oregon Trail)Men who moved west without their families
- 5. Multiple Choice
What livestock were the ones to pull the wagons?
Buffalo and oxen
buffalo, and horses
Horses and oxen
oxen and dogs
- 6. Multiple Choice
How long did it take to travel the Oregon Trail?
2 years
3 months
1-4 weeks
6-8 months
- 7. Multiple Choice
Travelers moved west using what?
cars
planes
wagons
ship
- 8. Multiple Choice
How many miles did they typically travel a day?
10 miles
20 miles
50 miles
100 miles
- 9. Multiple Choice
What time period did people use the Oregon Trail?
1750-60s
1800-10s
1840-50s
1880-90s
- 10. Multiple Choice
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
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which was NOT one of the top causes of death along the trail?
disease
accidents
Indian attacks
- 12. Multiple Choice
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
- 13. Multiple Choice
Most people travelled by
wagon
horse
foot
oxen
- 14. Multiple Choice
What mountain range did the Oregon Trail cross?
Appalachians
Sierra Nevadas
Green Mountains
Rocky Mountains
- 15. Multiple Choice
Where did the trail end?
California
Washington
Oregon
Colorado
- 16. Multiple Choice
Pioneers had to cross rivers along the way. Which was not a method they used?
ferry
ford (walk across)
bridges
caulk (float)
- 17. Multiple Choice
Pioneers heading out on the trail had to leave some of their things behind.
true
false
- 18. Multiple Choice
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
- 19. Multiple Choice
People would travel together over the trail in
wagon trains
single file lines
small groups of 3-4 wagons
- 20. Multiple Choice
The leader of the group was called the
president
director
wagon master
train conductor
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