Oregon Trail Review

John Fremont

• Started Fremont Nebraska.

• Was a settler on the trail.

• Died of Cholera on the Oregon Trail.

• Created maps for the Oregon Trail

Why were Native Americans leaders worried about the future of their people?

• They thought they would want to travel on the Oregon Trail Too.

• The tribes were getting scattered.

• They thought the pioneers were taking their land and using all the land's resources.

• They thought the Native Americans would stop building teepees.

What was a jumping off place?

• A town off the trail where you could rest and buy some supplies.

• A place where you could go jump in a lake.

• A place where you could jump of and carve your name in rocks.

• A place where you could jump off and go get hitched to someone who didn't die of cholera.

About how long was the Oregon Trail?

• 500 miles

• 2000 miles

• 5000 miles

• 100 miles

Name one reason people did not make the trip on the Oregon Trail.

• Religious Freedom

• To take a vacation somewhere fun.

• To get free land

• To find Gold

About how many miles could settlers travel in a day?

• About 12

• About 20

• About 2

• About 50

What animal was not used to drive the wagon?

• Horses

• Mules

• Oxen

• Dogs