Oregon Trail

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What were the difficulties of the Oregon Trail?

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Length of the journey, Disease, Weather

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Which of the following is true about the Oregon Trail?
Options:
It stretched from Missouri to Oregon.
It was exactly 534 miles long
The journey took about two months.
It would take you south

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It stretched from Missouri to Oregon.

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What animal was used to pull wagons?

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Oxen

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Where did the Oregon Trail begin? Options: Indendence, Michigan, Independence, Missouri, Independence, Montana, Independence, Massachusetts

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Independence, Missouri

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Land that is unsettled and not developed is

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frontier

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Pioneers are people that

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are the first to settle in a new area.

Front

About how long did it take to migrate on the Oregon Trail?

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6-8 Months

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What method of transportation put an end to the need for the Oregon Trail?

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railroads

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What was the most feared disease on the Oregon Trail?

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cholera

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What was the main item that pioneers brought with them in their covered wagons?

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Food