3.5 The Long Road to Oregon

Where did people travel from to reach Oregon?

• California
• Missouri
• Alabama
• Mitchell K6

What caused people to lose their jobs?

• A huge earthquake
• A terrible sickness spreading
• An uncontrollable fire
• Bad weather, dying crops, closed businesses

What did the government promise Pioneers who were going to Oregon?

• A million dollars
• Free land
• A party
• A job

What was the main form of transportation?

• Covered wagons
• Trains
• Cows
• Cars

Which of these is NOT a hardship the book claims the pioneers endured?

• fire
• dirty water
• sickness
• dust storms

What is a pioneer?

• a person who built homes in the Gold Rush
• a war hero of a significant war
• a farmer of many crops and animals
• a person who first discovered a new land