WorksheetsOregon Trail
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where did the travellers of the Oregon Trail originally set out from?
a)
Nebraska
b)
Idaho
c)
Wyoming
d)
Missouri
2.
Which of the following might have been a motive for moving West to Oregon?
a)
Escaping Debt
b)
Religion
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
All of the above
3.
What were the difficulties of the Oregon Trail?
a)
Length of the journey
b)
Disease
c)
Weather
d)
All of the above
4.
Which trail did most travelers take to Oregon?
a)
Lewis & Clark Trail
b)
Santa Fe Trail
c)
Pony Express Trail
d)
Oregon Trail
5.
What animals often pulled the wagons?
a)
horse, mule, oxen
b)
oxen, mule, dogs
c)
buffalo, oxen, mule
d)
oxen, buffalo, horses
6.
Why were Mormons going on the Mormon Trail?
a)
They were being persecuted
b)
People wanted their lands
c)
Natives didn't want them on their land
d)
All of the above
7.
About how long did it take to migrate on the Oregon Trail?
a)
1-4 Weeks
b)
2-4 Months
c)
6-8 Months
d)
8 Weeks
8.
Land that is unsettled and not developed is
a)
pioneer
b)
migration
c)
cession
d)
frontier
9.
Pioneers are people that
a)
are the first to settle in a new area.
b)
come from a different country to live in another country.
c)
are looking for gold.
d)
fought for the Mexican government.
10.
Manifest Destiny is wanting westward
a)
gold
b)
natural resources
c)
territorial expansion
d)
immigrants
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