Chapter 6 'Go West'

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Which was NOT a reason men, women, and children went westward? Options: for religions freedom, to find gold, to give land to the Indians, to claim new land

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to give land to the Indians

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While traveling on the Oregon Trail, how did the pioneers know where to go?

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they used diaries, maps, and guidebooks

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There were NO dangers on the Oregon Trail.

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False

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Which animal was NOT used to lead a wagon traveling on the Oregon Trail? Horses, Oxen, Mules, Bison

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Bison

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The Oregon Trail was a series of roads and trails on which travelers could journey westward.

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true

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Why were Indian leaders worried about the future of their people?

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Pioneers were taking Indian lands

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Did all the gold seekers who went westward find gold and become rich?

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False

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Which was NOT true about travel in wagon trains? Children helped by gathering firewood and dung, Pioneers often traveled only 12 miles a day, Most families could take very little with them in their wagons, Wagons were comfortable to ride in

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Wagons were comfortable to ride in

Front

John C. Fremont mapped trails that became parts of the:

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Oregon Trail

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It took lots of cooperation to travel in a wagon train.

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True