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WorksheetsHeading West: Oregon Trail and Westward Expansion (Act 1)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Jesse told Abigail that Oregon was known as the land of _________ & _________.
good & plenty
promise & prosperity
health & opportunity
milk & honey
Why did Abigail wish that she wasn't leaving until Fall?
She didn't want to miss summer in Illinois.
She wanted to tend to her garden while it grew.
She would miss her cousin's wedding.
She was worried about thunderstorms.
What month were Abigail and Jesse's families leaving for the Oregon Trail?
March
April
May
June
What was Abigail's family using to pull their wagon?
Horses
Mules
Oxen
Cattle
What did Jesse's family have to dump from their wagon because it weighed too much?
Logs
A stove
Furniture
Their collection of books
True or False: Jesse's sister died on the journey.
True
False
Why were people who died on the journey buried right beside the trail?
So they wouldn't spread disease.
So they wouldn't decompose in the wagons.
So thieves wouldn't rob the bodies.
So wild animals wouldn't eat them.
What was Abigail doing when she met Otter Woman?
Tending to the mules
Gathering water
Collecting firewood
Foraging for berries
True or False: Otter Woman asked Abigail to come meet her people.
True
False
Otter Woman is part of what Native American tribe?
Sioux
Cheyenne
Seminole
Shoshone
