Heading West: Oregon Trail and Westward Expansion (Act 1)

Jesse told Abigail that Oregon was known as the land of _________ & _________.

• good & plenty

• promise & prosperity

• health & opportunity

• milk & honey

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why did Abigail wish that she wasn't leaving until Fall?

• She didn't want to miss summer in Illinois.

• She wanted to tend to her garden while it grew.

• She would miss her cousin's wedding.

• She was worried about thunderstorms.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What month were Abigail and Jesse's families leaving for the Oregon Trail?

• March

• April

• May

• June

What was Abigail's family using to pull their wagon?

• Horses

• Mules

• Oxen

• Cattle

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CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

What did Jesse's family have to dump from their wagon because it weighed too much?

• Logs

• A stove

• Furniture

• Their collection of books

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

True or False: Jesse's sister died on the journey.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why were people who died on the journey buried right beside the trail?

• So they wouldn't spread disease.

• So they wouldn't decompose in the wagons.

• So thieves wouldn't rob the bodies.

• So wild animals wouldn't eat them.

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

What was Abigail doing when she met Otter Woman?

• Tending to the mules

• Gathering water

• Collecting firewood

• Foraging for berries

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

True or False: Otter Woman asked Abigail to come meet her people.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Otter Woman is part of what Native American tribe?

• Sioux

• Cheyenne

• Seminole

• Shoshone

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9