Ch. 3.1A Lesson Review

Ch. 3.1A Lesson Review

Oregon Trail Trip

Trip West

->Easy...wide plains @ beginning

->Difficult...wide rivers, mts. (emotions of seeing Rocky's for first time?), weather, travel time

-> Took: ox, cows, chickens, goats

https://www.nps.gov/places/000/south-pass.htm

Multiple Choice

True or False --

"Wide rivers, and good weather allowed settlers to travel the Oregon Trail very easily."

• True

• False

Elijah White was known for...

-> Missionary turned Oregon Trail leader

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-> Led first group of settlers across the Oregon Trail to the Willamette Valley (1842).

Multiple Choice

Elijah White was known for....

• leading the first group of settlers across the Oregon Trail

• being the first methodist missionary to cross the Oregon Trail

• helping the Whitman's defend their home from the Cayuse.

Why Would Settlers Make the Journey?

--> New Country

--> Healthier Climate

--> No slavery

--> Adventure

--> New Business

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements shows why people would go to Oregon Country?

• Bruce wanted to do to Oregon Country because their slaves there to buy.

• Tim wanted to go West because he heard there was need for more blacksmiths.

• Betty went to Oregon Country because she heard that life was slow and easy.