The Oregon Trail

The period of time in the mid 1800's was called.....

• Northern Exploration

• Southern Living

• Eastern Migration

• Western Expansion

Answer explanation

The moving of settlers into the American Frontier was called Western Expansion.

The heaviest traffic on the Oregon Trail was from...

• 1776-1800

• 1843-1857

• 1943-1957

• 2018-2020

Answer explanation

During the time of Abraham Lincoln becoming president.

The average covered wagon could hold up to about...

• 1000 lbs

• 20 lbs

• 2000 lbs

• 500 lbs.

Most of what the pioneers brought with them in the wagon was.... (Read all the choices!)

• bacon

• furniture

• Their annoying relatives

• food

The Oregon Trail began in...

• Independence Missouri

• Nashville, Kentucky

• Boston Massachusetts

• Hollywood, California

The biggest risk to surviving the 2,000 plus mile journey was....

• Snakes

• Disease

• Buffalo stampedes

• Attack by native Americans

The Homestead Act passed during Abraham Lincoln's presidency said ...

• The government would build you a house

• Your 160 acres in the west was free if you lived on it for at least five years

• Children had to live at home and help their parents until they were 30

• You had to build a home out west near a river or railroad.