Oregon Trail

Oregon Trail

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14 Qs

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Oregon Trail

Oregon Trail

Assessment

Quiz

History

7th - 12th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.7.9, RL.8.9

Standards-aligned

Created by

J Foertsch

Used 295+ times

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14 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many miles and months did Oregon trail take?
1,650 miles long took 6 months to travel.
3,000 miles long took 8 months to travel.
2,000 miles long took 6 months to travel.
4,000 miles long took 5 months to travel.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What were the difficulties of the Oregon Trail?
Length of the journey
Disease
Weather
All of the above

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where did the travellers of the Oregon Trail originally set out from?
Nebraska
Idaho
Wyoming
Missouri

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why would people head West on the Oregon Trail?
Free pizza at the end of the trip.
They win a million dollars.
New land, opportunities & life.
The Oregon coast was prettier than the East coast.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the most feared disease on the Oregon Trail?
smallpox
measles
plague
cholera

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who traveled on the Oregon Trail?
Thousands of pioneers, traders, merchants, farmers, many people went on this trail.  
People who needed riches. 
People who did not want to do anything. 

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What animals often pulled the wagons?
horse, mule, oxen
oxen, mule, dogs
buffalo, oxen, mule
oxen, buffalo, horses

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