🦬Social Studies Chapter 8 Lesson 3

What is a "wagon train"?

• A line of wagons traveling as a group.

• A single wagon traveling alone.

• A train that carries wagons.

• A group of horses pulling a cart.

What is a "prairie schooner"?

• A covered wagon with large wheels used for transportation to the West.

• A type of boat used on rivers.

• A train that travels across the prairie.

• A house built on the prairie.

What does "persecution" mean?

• Poor treatment of a person or group based on their religion.

• Traveling in a group for safety.

• Trading animal pelts for money.

• Building homes in a new territory.

Why were pioneers traveling on wagon trains considerate of their oxen?

• Because their oxen were important for pulling the wagons.

• Because oxen could talk to them.

• Because oxen were pets.

• Because oxen could find food for them.

What was NOT a purpose of a prairie schooner?

• Providing protection against natural disasters.

• Transporting people to the West.

• Carrying supplies.

• Traveling long distances.

What was NOT a common effect of traveling west?

• American Indian raids.

• Long journeys.

• Settlers moving to new lands.

• Trading animal pelts.

What attracted settlers to the southern Oregon Territory?

• Religion.

• Gold.

• Farming land.

• Fur trading.

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence, "We might spend our entire lives traveling until we reach Oregon"?

• Hyperbole.

• Simile.

• Metaphor.

• Personification.

Why was Joseph Smith persecuted?

• Because he had unorthodox views.

• Because he was a trader.

• Because he traveled west.

• Because he was a pioneer.

After leaving Santa Fe, what would a trader most likely take back to Missouri to sell?

• Animal pelts.

• Gold.

• Wagon wheels.

• Corn.