The Overland Trails
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- Q1
What was the purpose of the Santa Fe Trail?
To move people
To move animals
To move freight
To get to a new land
30s - Q2
The Santa Fe Trail ran between what 2 places?
Santa Fe, Mexico and Independence, Missouri
Santa Fe, Mexico and Oregon
California and Missouri
Oregon and Missouri
30s - Q3
What 2 countries used the Santa Fe Trail?
Spain and the United States
Mexico and the United States
France and the United States
Mexico and Spain
30s - Q4
Which of the following were traded on the Santa Fe Trail?
Beaver pelts, coffee mills, and candle molds
Candle molds, wool and tents
Televisions, beaver pelts, and silver
Coffee mills, cars, and wool
30s - Q5
Why did the traders change from using mules to oxen?
Oxen were faster and smaller.
Oxen were able to pull heavier loads and were smaller.
Oxen could eat the grass along the way and pull heavier loads.
Oxen could eat the grass along the way and were faster.
30s - Q6
Why did traders stop using the Santa Fe Trail?
People began to using bicycles.
Cars were invented and roads were built.
The trains began running between Santa Fe and Independence.
The trail flooded and was impassable.
30s - Q7
What was the purpose of the Oregon-California Trail?
People used the trail to get to Mexico.
People used the trail to go to the West for a new life.
People used the trail to trade items with Mexico.
People used the trail to get to the East coast.
30s - Q8
The Oregon-California Trail ran between what places?
Mexico and Oregon, California, and Washington
Independence, Missouri and Oregon, California, and Washington
Independence, Missouri and Mexico
Independence, Missouri and Kansas
30s - Q9
When did most settlers begin their journey? Why?
May-so they would cross the mountains during the winter months.
July-so they would be going during months with sunshine.
April-so they would miss flooding and winter weather.
January-so they would miss flooding and winter weather.
30s - Q10
The wagons on the Oregon-California Trail could hold 2,000 pounds. Most of this weight was made up of what?
Dishes
Children
Supplies and food
Furniture
30s - Q11
The settlers changed from horses to oxen. Why?
The oxen could eat the grass along the trail and were smaller.
The oxen could pull bigger loads and were faster.
The oxen could pull bigger loads and eat the grass along the trail.
The oxen were smaller and faster.
30s