Name: __________________________________________

Date: _______________

Quiz name: Oregon Trail

1.

One in every ______ people would die along the way.

A

Two

Ten

Four

Twenty

2.

The Oregon Trail was the ONLY way to get to the Western US.
A

True

False

3.

What would happen to the to the people that could not fit in the wagon?
A

They could not go.

They would walk the entire 2,000-mile trip.

They would ride on another wagon.

They would ride on top of the wagon.

4.

Most native tribes were not helpful to the pilgrims.

A

True

False

5.

Which of the following was the disease that infected a lot of people on the Oregon Trail?
A

Cholera

Influenza

Tuberculosis

Measles

6.

Who were the first emigrant(s) pioneers?

A

Charles Preuss

Marcus and Narcissa Whitman

Elisha Perkins

James Clyman

James Miller

7.

Wagons usually measured ____ feet wide by ____ feet long.

A

4, 13

4, 19

8, 23

4, 12
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8.

What was the popular starting point for the Oregon Trail?
A

Independence

St. Louis

Westport

Westport

Council Bluffs

9.

What was the popular "jumping off" location of the Oregon Trail?
A

Independence

Westport

Council Bluffs

St. Louis

10.

What was the most important landmark on the Oregon Trail?

A

South Pass

Council Bluffs

Westport

Independence

Craters of the Moon

11.

What food item was not a staple of pioneers on the Oregon Trail?
A

flour

bacon

fresh fruits and vegetables

dried beef

sugar
The Oregon Trail was travel from 1841 to 1884 when the construction of a railway came along the
route.

12.

13.

5, 12

True

False
What was the motivation for pioneers to move west?

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