Pioneers

Most settlers traveled to the West by way of.......

• boat around the tip of South America

• boat to Panama; then by land across the Isthmus; then by boat to the West

• Wagon train

• steam locomotive (train)

The Westward movement and the settling of California and Oregon took place during

• 1780-1810

• 1810-1840

• 1840-1870

• 1870-1900

Most wagons were pulled by.......

• mules

• oxen

• cows

• horses

A bellow is

• a device for making a hot fire

• an old-fashioned pair of shoes

• the metal with which the blacksmith formed horse shoes

• an old-fashioned skirt worn by pioneer women

A prairie schooner was a.......

• boat used by pioneers to cross large rivers

• small animal related to the prairie dog

• sod house pioneers live in

• covered wagon

Which of the following was not a major trail west?

• Highland Trail

• Sante Fe Trail

• Oregon Trail

• Mormon Trail

Which of the following supplies would be the most important to a settler moving west?

• saddle

• cooking stove

• seeds for planting

• piano

Most people who went west as homesteaders were.....

• farmers

• miners

• storekeepers

• doctors

Which of the following would have been most important to members of a wagon train?

• spices

• extra pair of boots

• family heirlooms

• Dutch oven

Which of the following was not a problem for most wagon trains?

• weather

• accidents

• Native Americans

• disease