Oregon Trail Review

How much did a fully loaded wagon commonly weigh?

• 200-500 pounds

• 1,500-2,000 pounds

• 2,500-3,000 pounds

• 10,000 pounds

What was the main item that pioneers brought with them in their covered wagons?

• Food

• Clothing

• Furniture

• Firewood

What was the most feared disease on the Oregon Trail?

• smallpox

• measles

• plague

• cholera

What method of transportation put an end to the need for the Oregon Trail?

• canals

• steam ship

• railroads

• cars

Pioneers are people that 

• are the first to settle in a new area.
• come from a different country to live in another country.
• are looking for gold.
• fought for the Mexican government.

Land that is unsettled and not developed is

• pioneer
• migration
• cession
• frontier

Where did the Oregon Trail begin?

• Indendence, Michigan
• Independence, Missouri
• Independence, Montana
• Independence, Massachusetts

What animal was used to pull wagons?

• dogs

• buffalo

• Sheep

• Oxen

Which of the following is true about the Oregon Trail?

• It stretched from Missouri to Oregon.

• It was exactly 534 miles long

• The journey took about two months.

• It would take you south

What economic opportunity led to the Great Migration of 1843 to Oregon?

• Fishing

• Gold

• Shipping

• Farming