OK History S12 E4: Digging the Wagon Road

Who devoted his life to finding remnants of people who crossed Oklahoma on wagon trains?

• John R. Conway

• Art Peters

• Captain Randolph Marshall

• Josiah Gregg

In what year was gold discovered at Sutter's Mill, sparking the California Gold Rush?

• 1848

• 1855

• 1860

• 1849

Who was the first to discover a passable pathway by wagon train to Santa Fe?

• Josiah Gregg

• Art Peters

• Captain Randolph Marshall

• Lieutenant Harrison

How many people were in the Fort Smith and California Emigrating Company?

• 250

• 479

• 600

• 500

What was the first major obstacle faced by the wagon train?

• Indian attacks

• Cholera outbreak

• The Poteau River

• The Rocky Mountains

Which tribe agreed to let the emigrants pass without bothering them?

• Creek

• Navajo

• Comanche

• Apache

What was the common banner inscription among the wagons?

• California or Bust

• To the West

• For Gold and Glory

• Ho! for the diggings

What year was the first lipstick tube patented, as mentioned in the context of wagon travel ending?

• 1910

• 1915

• 1920

• 1919

What was the fate of Lieutenant Harrison?

• Became a governor

• Married Mary Conway

• Discovered a new trail

• Was killed by Indians

What significant event led to the increase in wagon train activity in 1849?

• Discovery of gold in California

• End of the Mexican-American War

• Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad

• Signing of the Oregon Treaty