Journey to the West

What were some obstacles pioneers had to face?

• accidents, exhaustion, and disease

• traffic from cars

• airport lines were too long

Crossing rivers were

• so easy for pioneers

• not an option for pioneers

• dangerous

• cool

Many pioneers died from

• eating too much candy

• watching too much tv

• starvation

• not celebrating their birthday

They buried the bodies of the pioneers that had died in

• secret cemeteries

• their bed at home

• in a river

• on the trail where wagons could roll over them

What was the most frequent cause of death while traveling to the West?

• being ran over by a wagon

• being attacked by an animal

• exhaustion

• eating too much

How did pioneers travel to the West?

• walking

• on a wagon

• on a horse

• all of the above

The weather cause problems for the pioneers as they traveled West.

• True

• False

What were three leading causes of death in the Oregon Trail?

• being run over, firearms, stampeding livestock

• grass fires, firearms, snakebites

• migrant attacks, stampeding livestock, hail storms

• frostbite, heat stroke, gunpowder explosions

What was the main disease of the trail?

• Small pox

• Tuberculosis

• Cholera

• Flu

What was the name of the party that got stranded in snow?

• Bidwell-Bartleson Party

• Applegate party

• Steven-murphy party

• Donner party