The Oregon Trail

Between 1840 and 1860 what route did people choose to travel on?

• Idaho Trail

• West Route

• Pioneer Road

• Oregon Trail

The Oregon Trail began in Independence, Missouri and ended in _________________________.

• Oregon City, Oregon

• Baltimore, Maryland

• Canada

• Denver, Colorado

The Oregon Trail stretched for around ______________ miles and through six different states including Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho, and Oregon

• 1000

• 4000

• 2000

• 828,000

Sometimes covered wagons were called _______________ because they looked like boats moving on the prairie.

• Prairie Schooners

• Viking ships

• Pirate ships

• boats

The real danger along the Oregon Trail was from a ______________ . Other dangers included bad weather and accidents while trying to move their heavy wagons over the mountains.

• Native Americans

• Disease

• Rattlesnakes

• Mosquitoes

The covered wagon was mostly filled with food. It took over a 1,000 pounds of food to feed a family of four on the trip out west.

• True

• False

The Oregon Trail was the only trail for people to move west.

• False

• True

It is estimated that 1 in _____ immigrants died on the Oregon Trail.

• 50
• 10
• 100
• 800

The people who traveled west for a better life were called..

• Farmers only
• Bankers only
• Pioneers

What were the difficulties of the Oregon Trail?

• Length of the journey
• Disease
• Weather
• All of the above