Oregon Trail Map and Math Questions

How many miles did the pioneers travel from their starting point in Independence, MO to the first landmark, Courthouse Rock?

• 346 miles

• 566 miles

• 587 miles

• 76 miles

If the pioneers could travel about 15 miles each day, how many days would it take them to travel from Courthouse Rock to Fort Laramie?

• About 5 days

• They never went to Fort Laramie. This is a trick question.

• About 6 1/2 or 7 days

• About 2 days

The pioneers had to cross two main mountain ranges to get to the Oregon Coast. Which two mountain ranges?

• The Rocky Mountains and the Columbia Plateau

• The Grand Canyon and the Cascade Range

• The Rocky Mountains and the Cascade Range

• The Appalachian Mountains and the Rocky Mountains

Which of these rivers is one the pioneers would NOT have seen on their journey?

• Platte River

• Snake River

• Missouri River

• Rio Grande

Which part of the trail would have been the hardest to get wagons through?

• The Dalles to Oregon City

• Courthouse Rock to Independence Rock

• Independence Rock to Fort Hall

• Fort Hall to Fort Boise

Label the main features of the map by dragging the labels to their approximate place on the map.

b

a

c

d

Rocky Mountains

Snake River

Great Plains

Columbia Plateau

​ (a)   move into a new country. ​ (b)   move from one place inside a country to another place in the same country.

• Immigrants
• Emigrants
• Migrants
• Integrationists
• Movers
• Canadians

How many Forts would pioneers see if they stayed on the Oregon Trail the whole way to Oregon City?

• 1

• 4

• 2

• 3

What is the current name of the state where Soda Springs and Fort Hall are located?

• Nebraska

• Ohio

• Colorado

• Idaho

Reorder the following so they are in the order the pioneers would have seen them on the Oregon Trail.

• Fort Laramie

• Soda Springs

• Independence, MO

• Oregon City

• Fort Boise