Oregon Trail

What famous trail did the pioneers use to get to Oregon Country?

• Washington State Trail

• Pioneer Trail

• Oregon Trail

• Donnor Pass

How did children help their families on the long trip?

• They gathered food.

• They gathered wood.

• The gathered water.

• The went to In-N-Out to get a burger, fries, and shake.

What were THREE problems that the people had on the trail?

• Extreme weather. Hot/Cold/Wet

• Getting their Jeeps to start.

• Land/Mountains were difficult to cross.

• Crossing rivers.

What was the main reason people wanted to come to the Oregon Country? (type one word)

Why did the families of George Bush's wagon train go north and settle near Puget Sound?

• Their compass was broken.

• No Water

• No Food

• Black settlers were not welcome in the Willamette Valley.

What did Lydia Allen Rudd write in her journal on June 2, 1852?

• Passed five graves this morning and one camp where one of their men was dying.

• Bought a salmon fish of a Native American today, weighing 7 or 8 pounds.

• We had a hard day. Our road has been sand hills. The sand six inches deep in places.

• Traveled 14 miles today on the Blue Mountains.

A person who is among the first to settle a place.

• slavery

• homestead

• Pioneers

• wagon train

A group of wagons that followed one another.

• slavery

• homestead

• Pioneers

• wagon train

The practice of owning another person, like property.

• slavery

• homestead

• Pioneers

• wagon train

To claim a piece of land, farm it, and own it for free after a certain number of years.

• slavery

• homestead

• Pioneers

• wagon train