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Worksheets10-1 Trails to the West
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Who established the American Fur Company in 1808, in present day Astoria, Oregon?
William Becknell
John Jacob Astor
Marcus Whitman
Narcissa Whitman
What was it called when trappers would trade furs for supplies once a year?
Rendezvous
Trapper Convention
Fur Trapper Bonanza
Mountain Men's Market
The ______________________ was an important path west. It led from Missouri to New Mexico
Trail of Tears
Santa Fe Trail
Oregon Trail
California Trail
The 2,000-mile-long _________________ stretched from places such as Independence, Missouri, or Council Bluff, Iowa, west into the Oregon Country
National Highway
Oregon Trail
Road to Perdition
Erie Canal
Route 66
Many Native Americans helped the pioneers on the Oregon Trail, by acting as guides/ messengers or trading goods.
True
False
Under the leadership of Brigham Young, by 1860 there were about __________________ Mormons in Utah.
400
4,000
40,000
400,000
Most of the first non-Native Americans who traveled to the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Northwest were fur traders and __________________________.
trappers
slaves
cowboys
fishermen
By the 1840s, due to new fashion trends, this animal almost became extinct .
(a)
What mountain range posed a problem for travelers on the Oregon Trail?
Appalachian Mountions
Andes Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Check 3 sets of possible hardships for settlers traveling on the trails.
disease & accidents
natural disasters & bandits
gold & oil covering the trails
run out of supplies, death of a loved one
This trail was used by manufacturers who wanted to trade for horses, mules and silver.
Mexico trail
Santa Fe Trail
New Mexico Trail
Spanish goods trail
What were covered wagons commonly known as?
Mountain Ships
Land Trains
Trail boats
Prairie Schooners
What was the biggest danger that pioneers faced along the trail?
(a)
Which of the following trails was not a trail that pioneers could take west?
Oregon Trail
California Trail
Mormon Trail
Pacific Trail
How long did it typically take for a wagon to cross the entire Oregon Trail?
(a)
In which state would the pioneers begin their journey on the trail?
(a)
(a)
What mountain range posed a problem for travelers on the Oregon Trail? (a)
