The Oregon Trail- Westward Expansion Articles

Many Americans wanted the chance to claim these lands for themselves and began to travel ___.

Why were they called pioneers?

• These Americans were called pioneers because they would be the first to settle in a new area.

• These Americans were called pioneers because they loved the wild west.

• These Americans were called pioneers because they were thirsty for adventure.

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The Oregon trail was ___ miles long.

The Oregon Trail took about ​ (a)   to cross.

• five months
• three months
• fifteen months
• fifty month
• thirty months

Why did pioneers throw items out of the wagon onto the side of the trail?

• The pioneers would throw their items off their wagon because they overloaded their wagons and it was too heavy.

• The pioneers would throw their items off their wagon because they wanted to leave clues along the road.

• The pioneers would throw their items off their wagon because they wouldn't get lost.

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Why were the wagons on the trail called Prairie Schooners?

• They looked like houses traveling along the prairie.

• They looked like space ships traveling along the prairie.

• They looked like boats traveling along the prairie.

• They looked like airplanes traveling along the prairie.

The wagon was made of __ with iron around the wheels.

The front wheels were ____ than the back wheels to help the wagon turn.

Why would they abandon oxen along the side of the road?

• The abandoned oxen along the side of the road because they were too heavy.

• The abandoned oxen along the side of the road because they died of exhaustion and thirst.

• The abandoned oxen along the side of the road because the pioneers decided they didn't need them to come.

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Pioneers traveled in groups called ​ (a)  

• wagon trains.
• electric trains
• locomotive trains