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After completing The Oregon Trail module, students will be able to answer basic questions with at least 80% accuracy on the final quiz Objectives
4 th & 5 th graders Mostly suburban, some rural & urban Mostly white, middle class families Target Audience
Classroom with individual computer stations and headphones or At the individual students home Learning Environment
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WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO? Basic Facts Food Belongings Disease Review Quiz
The Oregon Trail began in 1836 It was a way for people to travel to the West Settlers traveled in covered wagons pulled by oxen Basic Facts
The Oregon Trail began in St. Louis, Missouri and crossed over 2,000 miles finally ending in Wilamette Valley in Oregon Basic Facts
The trip took between 4 and 6 months Many family members walked while the wagons held their belongings Basic Facts
A lot of hunting and gathering was involved along the way in order to survive They hunted animals like buffalo and deer for food Food
Before leaving they packed things such as sugar, bacon, coffee, salt, pepper, yeast powder, beans, flour, lard, rice, vinegar, and dried fruit Since they had no refrigeration they relied a lot on salted meats and other foods they could preserve Food
The travelers only brought the bare necessities with them Brought candles, matches, some cooking supplies, a tent, tub for bathing, buckets for collecting water, rope, axes, nails, guns, and possibly a few sentimental items Belongings
They could not bring a lot with them on the long journey Whatever they would need to survive the journey and would fit in their wagon is what they brought Belongings
The travelers faced many diseases Typhoid fever Cholera Dysentary Diptheria Measles Disease
With these terrible diseases along with starvation and dehydration it is actually quite amazing that anyone survived the journey Over a 25 year span up to 65,000 deaths occurred Disease
Click the letter that best answers each question You can click the home button at any time There is a total of 3 questions Remember, this is only practice! Review
1. What year did The Oregon Trail start? A A C C B B D D
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2. What animal pulled the wagons? A A C C B B D D Horse Mule Oxen Donke y
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3. What types of things did the travelers bring with them? D D C C A A B B Candy Toys Chocolate Rope
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You have now completed the review! Are you ready for the Final Quiz? Review
Click the letter that best answers each question You can click the home button at any time There is a total of 5 questions Good luck! Quiz
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1. How long did the trip take? D D C C A A B B 1 year 2-3 months 4-6 months 5 months
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2. What is one of the animals they hunted? D D C C A A B B Buffalo Bears Birds Turkey
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3. What could they NOT bring with them on the journey? D D C C A A B B Beans Lard Flour Cheese
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4. What kind of diseases did the travelers NOT face? D D C C A A B B Dysentary Measles Cholera Chicken Pox
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5. How many deaths occurred on The Oregon Trail? D D C C A A B B 55,000 2,500 65,000 30,400
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You have completed the Final Quiz for The Oregon Trail! Congratulations!