A person who is amongst the first to settle an area The American West A person who is amongst the first to settle an area

The furthest extent of a country’s settled region

Percentage of people who died on the trail

Although Hollywood has made it appear this way, it is estimated that only 362 pioneers and 426 Indians were killed between 1840-1860, violence did increase in the 1850s as Native Americans became more hostile to the settlers, the 1860s saw a rise in American military presence in the West

A hardship the travelers along the trail faced

Most common cause of death along the trail

Disease that caused numerous travelers’ deaths Cholera Disease that caused numerous travelers’ deaths

A leading cause of death amongst the Oregon Trail travelers

A house and its surrounding land

Sod Houses Grass, some pioneers built houses or soddies using chunks of soil cut from the ground