Jeopardy
Life on the Trail
Landmarks
Trails, Forts, and Supplies
Dangers
Who, When, Why
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Question: An hour rest in the middle of the day was called _____. Answer nooning
Question: Name at least two chores done by children on the trail. Answer Milk cows, cook, collect wood or chips, wash dishes,
fetch water, or other answer approved by the teacher.
Question: Name at least 4 wild animals that could be found along
the trail. Answer Buffalo, rattlesnake, prairie dog, wolf, owl, sage grouse, rabbit, antelope, coyote, bear, or other approved by the teacher.
Question:
How long did it usually take to get to Oregon on the
Oregon Trail?
1 year 1 month 2-3 months
4-5 months
8 months
Answer
4-5 months
Question: This agreement allowed roads to be built through
Indian land and pioneers to pass through in exchange for US protection and supplies. Answer Treaty of 1851
Question: This city was a common jumping off point and is
often considered the start of the Oregon Trail. Answer Independence, Missouri
Question: Many pioneers crossed the _______ River at Three
Island Crossing. Answer Snake
Question: Pioneers on the Oregon Trail crossed the Rocky
Mountains at this location. Answer South Pass
Question: What is the Continental Divide? Answer A mountain range that separates drainage of water.
The Rocky Mountains are a Continental Divide. Rivers and streams to the east of these mountains flow toward the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic. Rivers and streams to the west of these mountains flow toward the Pacific.
Question: Pioneers usually arrived at this landmark around the
4th of July. Many pioneers carved messages or their names into the stone at this location. Answer Independence Rock.
Question: Why did pioneers abandon some items along the trail?
Answer
To reduce weight in the wagon
Question: Name at least 6 common supplies pioneers took on the
trail. Answer Answers could include: Flour, bacon, coffee, sugar, baking soda, vinegar, beans, guns, knife, clothing, bedding, rope, and cooking utensils.
Question: Beside the Oregon Trail, name two other trails that
lead to the West. Answer Sant Fe Trail, California Trail, or Mormon Trail.
Question: Name two forts along the Oregon Trail.
Answer
Fort Laramie, Fort Bridger, Fort Hall, or Fort Boise.
Question: The Mormon Trail ended in this location.
Answer
Salt Lake City
Question: Pioneers got this disease by drinking contaminated
water. It was a common cause of death along the trail. Answer Cholera
Question: Explain how wagon trains crossed rivers when there
were no bridges. Answer Fording, rafts, chaining wagons together, ferries, or other answer approved by the teacher.
Question: This group became stranded in the deep snow of the
Sierra Nevada Mountains in 1846. Nearly half of the group died during their journey. Answer The Donner Party
Question: Explain how pioneers might make going up or down a
steep hill easier. Answer Ropes, chains, inserting sticks into wheels, brakes, or other answer approved by the teacher.
Question: Wagon trains were sometimes attacked by Indians
along the narrow path between rocks at this location (in the present-day state of Idaho). Answer Massacre Rocks
Question: An ____________ is a person who leaves one area to
move to another. Answer emigrant
Question: What year did the Great Migration begin?
Answer
1843
Question: Pioneers began moving West for many reasons.
Which one is NOT a reason?
Settlers could get free land (Donation Land Act). Oregon had good farmland and great forests. Gold was discovered. Oregon was the newest state. Mormons wanted religious freedom. There was an economic depression with few jobs in the East.
Oregon was the newest state. (Oregon did not become a state until 1859.
Answer
Question: Describe one way that Indians (Native Americans)
were helpful to pioneers along the Oregon Trail. Answer Indians served as guides, ran ferries, and traded with the settlers.
Question: Put these events in order: A. Idaho becomes a state. B. Wagon trains begin going west. C. Lewis and Clark explore the west. D. Gold is discovered in California.
Answer
C, B, D, A
Lewis and Clark explore the west, wagon trains begin going west, gold is
discovered in California, and Idaho becomes a state.
Question: What is Manifest Destiny?
Answer
Manifest Destiny was the belief that Americans had
the right to overtake and possess the whole continent.
Question: After 1869, there was another way to travel West.
What was it? Answer The Transcontinental Railroad
