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Heading West: Oregon Trail and Westward Expansion (Act 1)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Jesse told Abigail that Oregon was known as the land of _________ & _________.

a)

good & plenty

b)

promise & prosperity

c)

health & opportunity

d)

milk & honey

2.

Why did Abigail wish that she wasn't leaving until Fall?

a)

She didn't want to miss summer in Illinois.

b)

She wanted to tend to her garden while it grew.

c)

She would miss her cousin's wedding.

d)

She was worried about thunderstorms.

3.

What month were Abigail and Jesse's families leaving for the Oregon Trail?

a)

March

b)

April

c)

May

d)

June

4.

What was Abigail's family using to pull their wagon?

a)

Horses

b)

Mules

c)

Oxen

d)

Cattle

5.

What did Jesse's family have to dump from their wagon because it weighed too much?

a)

Logs

b)

A stove

c)

Furniture

d)

Their collection of books

6.

True or False: Jesse's sister died on the journey.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Why were people who died on the journey buried right beside the trail?

a)

So they wouldn't spread disease.

b)

So they wouldn't decompose in the wagons.

c)

So thieves wouldn't rob the bodies.

d)

So wild animals wouldn't eat them.

8.

What was Abigail doing when she met Otter Woman?

a)

Tending to the mules

b)

Gathering water

c)

Collecting firewood

d)

Foraging for berries

9.

True or False: Otter Woman asked Abigail to come meet her people.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Otter Woman is part of what Native American tribe?

a)

Sioux

b)

Cheyenne

c)

Seminole

d)

Shoshone