The Oregon Trail
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- Q1Where did the travelers of the Oregon Trail originally set out from?IdahoWyomingNebraskaMissouri30s
- Q2How long was the Oregon Trail?1500 miles3000 miles2500 miles2000 miles30s
- Q3What was the most feared disease on the Oregon Trail?smallpoxplaguecholerameasles30s
- Q4What livestock were the ones to pull the wagons?horses and oxenoxen and buffalohorses and buffalodogs and cats30s
- Q5How long did it take to travel the Oregon Trail?2 weeks6-8 months6 years2 years30s
- Q6Where did the trail end?MissouriCaliforniaOregonNew York30s
- Q7People would travel together over the trail insingle file linessmall groups of 2-3 wagonswagonssmall groups of 3-4 wagons30s
- Q8Pioneers heading out on the trail had to leave some of their things behind.TrueFalse30s
- Q9Travelers had to pack all of their food in their wagons as there was no other opportunity to get food along the way.FalseTrue30s
- Q10Pioneers had to cross rivers along the way. Which was NOT a method they used?ferryford (walk across)caulk (float)bridges30s