The Oregon Trail

The Oregon Trail was _____ miles long.

• 20

• 200

• 2,000

• 20,000

What was the large movement of pioneers going west across the Oregon Trail called?

• the Oxen Train

• the Great Escape

• the Westward Tide

• the Great Emigration

Which of these was the greatest cause of death on the Oregon Trail?

• poisoning

• illness and injury

• encounters with animals

• conflicts with Native Americans

Pioneers used _____ to guide their way on the Oregon Trail.

• street signs

• paved roads

• government-made maps

• natural and man-made landmarks

What was the significance of the Oregon Trail?

• The Oregon Trail was used to travel eastward to open land that was less populated by settlers.

• The Oregon Trail was created to help Native Americans move to reservations.

• The Oregon Trail was used by settlers/pioneers who wanted to travel west for land/gold/religion.

• The Oregon Trail was used during the Revolutionary War to help the Americans defeat the British.

Oregon Trail

• a route used during the US migration westward

• a person who went to California for the gold rush

• a giving up ( as in territory or rights ) to another

• a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives

The Oregon Trail was the only way to travel from Missouri to the West Coast until the

• development of the automobile industry.

• completion of the Transcontinental Railroad.

• building of bridges over the Mississippi River.

• construction of Los Angeles International airport.

True or false: The Oregon Trail has been designated a national historic trail.

• true

• false

Which of these is a reason why people wanted to move out west in the mid-1800s?

• to take advantage of cheap or free land

• to escape religious persecution

• to find jobs

• all of the above

Pioneers traveled in covered wagons pulled by

• oxen.

• mules.

• horses.

• buffalo.