NE Adventure Chapter 6

People who made the journey west were called.......

• westerners

• travellers

• pioneers

• wagon riders

Who did the government send to plot the route west for people to follow?

• Donald Trump

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• John C Fremont

The places where the Oregon Trail started were called......

• starting points

• jumping-off places

• trail markers

• cities

What was the jumping-off place for the Oregon Trail?

• Topeka, KS

• Independence, MO

• Omaha, NE

• Pierre, SD

What side of the Platte River did the pioneers follow?

• west

• north

• east

• south

What group travelled along the north side of the Platte River?

• Mormons

• Native Americans

• American Soliders

• Missionaries

What did the pioneers use to travel in?

• rail cars

• school bus

• covered wagons

• airplanes

What did children do as the wagons moved along the trail slowly?

• took naps

• gathered firewood

• hunted animals

• made new maps

People on the trails used three kinds of animals to pull their wagons. Which of the following animals was not used?

• horses

• mules

• goats

• oxen

Why did people prefer using oxen over the other types of animals to pull the wagons?

• faster

• smarter

• cheaper to buy

• better looking