What was the Oregon Trail? - A historic land route to what is now the Western United States
Where did the trail begin? - Independence, Missouri
Where did the trail end? - Oregon City, Oregon
Who were the boosters? - People who encouraged others to move west
Why were oxen used to pull the wagon? - Oxen were less expensive and easier to take care of
When was the first wagon train? - 1843
Why did some people want to travel all the way to Oregon? - There was free land in the west
What was a covered wagon? - a wagon with a white rounded top made of cloth
What would be five necessities that a family would need to bring on a long trip? - food, water, blankets,
weapons, tools
What are four dangers of the trip? - mud, dust, sickness, land
What is the Continental Divide? - An imaginary line along the top of the Rocky Mountains from the north
to the south. the great rivers flow in different directions. west- Pacific. east- Atlantic
What was a wagon train? - a group of covered wagons that went together on the long trip West
Who are the pioneers? - People who traveled across the United States in the 1800s and settled west
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