1.
About how many miles do you travel normally in a day?
1.
20 miles
2.
30 miles
3.
10 miles
2.
What is a buffalo
chip?
1.
a buffalo tongue
2.
a buffalo dropping
3.
a buffalo
heart
3.
What did Medorem
Crawford do on the Oregon Trail?
1.
cook
meals
2.
write
notes
3.
blow the
bugle
4.
What did Jesse
Applegate do on the Oregon Trail?
1.
lead a
wagon
2.
gather fire
wood
3.
put up the
flag
5.
What was the problems
with rivers?
1.
they couldn't find
people
2.
there guns got
clogged
3.
they lost
supplies
6.
Why was mud a
problem?
1.
it stuck on people's
shoes
2.
it stopped the
wagon
3.
it clogged the
guns
7.
Why was sand a
problem?
1.
it made them
cough
2.
it got in peoples eyes
3.
it hurt
people
8.
Did they have trouble
with food?
1. no
1.
yes
9.
Did they run out of
food and get some food near the trail?
1.
no
2.
yes
10.
Who is John Fremont's
wife?
1.
Jesse
Benton
2.
Heather
Runer
3.
Mary
Pot
11.
How many people went on The Oregon Trail in a couple of
years?
1.
5,000
pioneers
2.
20,000
pioneers
3.
10,000
pioneers
12.
How did they keep their
eggs from cracking?
1.
kept them in
flour
2.
put them in
boxes
3.
sat on them
13.
How would you try to
heal someone who has a
cold?
1.
eat a lot of
food
2.
give them a
bath
3.
give them lots of
water
14.
How did they keep mud
from slowing them down?
1.
grease the wheels
2.
put grass under the
wheels
3.
put blankets on the
wheels
15.
How did most people get across the Cascade Mountains?
1.
walk over the
mountains
2.
go around
them
3.
float down the
river
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