Great Trails - 8th Grade SS

Which trail was popular from 1843 to 1870 and ran from Independence, Missouri, to the Willamette River Valley?

• the Oregon Trail

• the California Trail

• the Mormon Trial

• the Santa Fe Trail

Which western trail was created in 1820 to facilitate trade with Mexico?

• the California Trail

• the Mormon Trail

• the Santa Fe Trail

• the Butterfield-Overland Trail

Which western trail stretched 1,000 miles from Illinois to Utah Territory?

• the Mormon Trail

• the Santa Fe Trail

• the California Trail

• the Oregon Trail

Study the map below.

Which number corresponds to the Oregon Trail?

• 1

• 2

• 4

• 5

Study the map below.

Which number corresponds to the Butterfield-Overland Trail?

• 1

• 3

• 4

• 5

In the mid-1800s, travelers faced the greatest risk of attack by Native American groups on the

• California Trail.

• Mormon Trail.

• Oregon Trail.

• Santa Fe Trail.

Which hardship did many pioneers face while traveling the Mormon Trail?

• They had to cross glaciers and permanently frozen soil.

• They traveled on foot while hauling their belongings.

• They faced constant attacks by Native Americans.

• They had to find a way to cross the Great Salt Lake.

Pioneers who crossed the Sierra Nevada mountains in the mid-1800s were threatened by

• exposure to too much sun.

• Apache and Comanche attacks.

• snow and freezing temperatures.

• slow travel across sand.

On which two trails did pioneers suffer from sun exposure and a lack of water while crossing through deserts?

• the Butterfield-Overland Trail and the Mormon Trail

• the California Trail and the Santa Fe Trail

• the Oregon Trail and the Butterfield-Overland Trail

• the Santa Fe Trail and the Oregon Trail

Which challenges did pioneers typically face on the Santa Fe Trail in the mid-1800s?

• desert sand that slowed wagons to a crawl

• harsh winter snows that trapped travelers

• heavy rainstorms that washed away roads

• rugged mountains that were hard to cross