WorksheetsOregon Trail
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
How many miles and months did Oregon trail take?
1,250 miles long took 16 months to travel.
3,000 miles long took 8 months to travel.
2,000 miles long took 6 months to travel.
4,000 miles long took 5 months to travel.
Which of the following is true about the Oregon Trail?
It stretched from Missouri to Oregon.
It was exactly 534 miles long
The journey took about two months.
It would take you south
What animal was used to pull wagons?
dogs
buffalo
Sheep
Oxen
What method of transportation put an end to the need for the Oregon Trail?
canals
steam ship
railroads
cars
What economic opportunity led to the Great Migration of 1843 to Oregon?
Fishing
Gold
Shipping
Farming
Who really blazed the Oregon trail?
merchants
trappers
missionaries
trappers
What was the most feared disease on the Oregon Trail?
smallpox
measles
plague
cholera
What time period did people use the Oregon Trail?
1750-60s
1800-10s
1840-50s
1880-90s
Pioneers had to cross rivers along the way. Which was not a method they used?
ferry
ford (walk across)
bridges
caulk (float)
What were covered wagons commonly known as?
Mountain Ships
Land Trains
Trail boats
Prairie Schooners
How much did a fully loaded wagon commonly weigh?
200 pounds
1,700 pounds
2,500 pounds
10,000 pounds
What was the main item that pioneers brought with them in their covered wagons?
Food
Clothing
Furniture
Firewood
Which of the following states did the Oregon Trail not pass through?
Idaho
Nebraska
California
Wyoming
The First People to Travel the Oregon Trail were
Fur Traders/Trappers
Missionaries
Farmers
Ezra Meeker
