CKLA 2nd Domain 7 Lesson 6

Open Ended

What does the phrase Trail of Tears describe?

Open Ended

Why were the Cherokee forced from their homes?

​Remind students other people chose to move west on their own because they were looking for a better life. Remind them that in the first lesson, the Morgan family moved to the West by choice. Have students share what they remember about that family’s moving westward.

Open Ended

Why did some families decide to pack all of their belongings in covered wagons and move to the Oregon Territory?

Multiple Choice

What was the Oregon Trail?

• A trade route used by Native Americans for centuries.

• The Oregon Trail is a trail used by pioneers to travel from Missouri to the Oregon Territory.

• A scenic route for tourists in the 20th century.

Multiple Choice

How did pioneer families travel on the Oregon Trail?

• By train using steam locomotives
• By covered wagons pulled by oxen or horses.

• By plane

Multiple Choice

About how long did it take a pioneer family to travel the Oregon Trail?

• 2 days

• 4 weeks

• 6 months

Open Ended

Why do you think families traveled in wagon trains with a scout riding ahead of them rather than by themselves?

Multiple Choice

Who already lived in the territory, or area, through which the Oregon Trail passed?

• Spanish explorers
• Native American tribes
• Pioneers from the East

Multiple Choice

How did the Native Americans feel about the settlers on the Oregon Trail?

• Native Americans were worried and concerned about the settlers.

• Native Americans were indifferent to the settlers' presence.
• Native Americans welcomed the settlers with open arms.

• Review what was placed on the Class Westward Expansion Timeline in the previous lessons.
• Show students Image Card 12 (Oregon Trail).
• Explain that the Oregon Trail was used mainly in the 1840s and 1850s, which was a few years after the Cherokee were forced to relocate to present-day Oklahoma.
• Ask students where the image card should be placed on the timeline, and then add it to the right of the image of the Trail of Tears.
• Save the timeline for use in later lessons.