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WebQuest
Oregon Trail Online

Directions: Go to the following website: http://oregontrail101.com/allabout.html First,

click on the link that corresponds to the each heading. Then, click on the link that
matches the first question. Read the passage, answer the question, then hit the
back button, and click on the next link. Continue until you’re finished.

All About the Oregon Trail

Introduction
1) How many people died along the way?

2) What were the pioneer’s real enemies?

3) How many people in all went to Oregon?

“Jumping Off”
N/A

Power
4) Why weren’t horses used along the trail? Why were oxen used instead?

5) What was one disadvantage of a mule?

Hardships
6) How quick could a person die from cholera?

7) How many people did some wagon trains lose?

Camping
8) Why did emigrants circle their wagons?

9) How many miles a day did the groups travel?

Buffalo
10) How long would it take stampeding buffalo to pass?

11) Why did they kill the buffalo?

12) What was one result of killing the buffalo?

 Fantastic Facts About the Oregon Trail

Weird Wagons

13) What happened to the wind wagon?

The Confused Travel Planner

14) What was the real name of the other state of Oregon?

15) How did the other state get its name?

Buried Alive
16) Who were buried alive?

17) Why were these people buried alive?

The $100 Drink of Water

18) How much did bacon cost? Why?

19) What did pioneers do with the extra bacon?

The Cow that Started a War

20) How did a cow start a war?

Ezra Meeker: Hero? Nut?

21) What was strange about Ezra Meeker?

22) How old was he when he loaded his wagon?

Games with Buffalo Dung

23) What were the two uses of buffalo dung?

The $1,000,000 Wagon

24) What was the cargo in the wagon?

25) Why was it worth so much?

An Unusual Honeymoon
26) Why was the honeymoon unusual?

27) What were Narcissa and Eliza the first white women to do?

Oregon via Antarctica

28) How did some people get to Oregon? How long did it take?

29) Which was the better way to go?