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Where is the official beginning of the Oregon Trail? Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 Where is the official beginning of the Oregon Trail?

Independence, Missouri Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 Independence, Missouri

Where is the official end of the Oregon Trail? Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 Where is the official end of the Oregon Trail?

Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 Oregon City, Oregon

On what river is Fort Vancouver located? Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 On what river is Fort Vancouver located?

Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 The Columbia River

What mountain range did the travelers have to cross on their way? Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 What mountain range did the travelers have to cross on their way?

Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 The Rocky Mountains

Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 When the pioneers arrived at the Columbia River, what location had they heard of up North that had excellent harbors?

Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 Puget Sound

Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 The pioneers walked very slowly. Approximately how many miles did they travel each day?

Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 12 miles

What jobs did the children have during the day? Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 What jobs did the children have during the day?

Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 Gathering firewood

Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 The travelers slept in two different places at night. What were those two places?

On the ground or in their wagons Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 On the ground or in their wagons

What kinds of foods could the pioneers find out on the trail? Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 What kinds of foods could the pioneers find out on the trail?

Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 They could find wild game, fish, berries, roots, reptiles, nuts and mushrooms.

Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 The land pioneers crossed was home to other people. Who did that land belong to?

Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 Indian tribes

Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 Approximately how long did it take the travelers to move from the Northeast to the Northwest?

Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 A few months

What animal was known for being the best at pulling a wagon? Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 What animal was known for being the best at pulling a wagon?

Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 Oxen

List at least two reasons that people decided to go on the trip. Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 List at least two reasons that people decided to go on the trip.

Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 Answer options: Adventure, to get away from problems in the East (such as slavery), and the main reason was for the land.

Name two ways that the pioneers would cross rivers. Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 Name two ways that the pioneers would cross rivers.

Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 1. Emigrants could use a ferry, (some ferries were operated by Native Americans, some were operated by the Mormons and other entrepreneurs). 2. They could caulk their wagons (built rafts) and float them across the river. 3. They could ford the river (find a shallow place to walk across). 4. They could swim across the river. 5. They could use one of the few bridges that were in place.

Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 How might the weather have affected when the pioneers decided to leave the Northeast to head West?

Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 The pioneers would need to leave early enough in the year to beat the snows in the western mountains. They would also need to leave late enough in the spring to miss the rainy season, so their wagons wouldn’t get bogged down in the mud and so the rivers wouldn’t be swollen.

Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 When the pioneers were finally able to build houses, what part of the house did they normally not have?

Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 Windows. The reason for this is because there was no place to buy glass in Oregon Country at that time.

Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 Because the pioneers could not buy stoves, what did they build for heating and cooking?

Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 Fireplaces

What material was the early schoolhouse made of? Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 Daily Double! What material was the early schoolhouse made of?

Eleanor M. Savko Daily Double! 6/23/2018 Daily Double! Logs

Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 What year did the first successful wagon train of the Great Migration arrive in Oregon?

Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 1843

Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 Once the first pioneer school was built, how were the classes split up?

Students of all ages were put in a single room with one teacher. Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 Students of all ages were put in a single room with one teacher.

Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 About how many pounds of goods and supplies do you think the average farm wagon could hold?

Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 The average farm wagon could hold about 2,000 pounds of goods and supplies.

Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 If the pioneers were running low on supplies out on the trail, how might they restock their provisions?

Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 1.The pioneers could hunt, fish or gather roots and berries. 2. They could purchase supplies at the forts. 3. They could trade with the Native Americans.

Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 If the pioneers were taking a wagon out west what are the top five essentials they would need take with them?

Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 1. Animals to pull the wagons (horses, mules or oxen) 2. Weapons and ammunition 3. Tools 4. Food and cooking utensils 5. Clothing and blankets

Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 List at least two ways that the Oregon Trail changed the lives of the Native Americans.

Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 1. Thousands of settlers were moving onto their land. 2. The Indians had to find new hunting ground because the pioneers were clearing trees to build farms and the animals had to find new homes. 3. The buffalo began to disappear because they were being shot, sometimes just for sport. 4. Some Indians even began to dress and live more like the settlers were. 5. Many Indians traded for guns so they had new weapons and ways of hunting.

What happened on February 14, 1859? Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 Daily Double! What happened on February 14, 1859?

Oregon gained statehood. Eleanor M. Savko 6/23/2018 Daily Double! Oregon gained statehood.