The Oregon Trail

The travelers of the Oregon Trail originally set out from _____.

• Nebraska

• Idaho

• Wyoming

• Missouri

About how long was the Oregon Trail?

• 1,500 miles

• 3,000 miles

• 5,500 miles

• 2,000 miles

About how long did it take to travel the Oregon Trail?

• 2 years

• 3 months

• 1-4 weeks

• 5 - 7 months

What mountain range did the Oregon Trail cross?

• Appalachians

• Smoky Mountains

• Green Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

The Oregon Trail began in Independence, Missouri and ended in _________________________.

• Oregon City, Oregon

• Baltimore, Maryland

• Canada

• Denver, Colorado

Which of the following states did the Oregon Trail pass through?

• New York

• Idaho

• Florida

• Texas

Manifest Destiny is wanting westward

• gold
• natural resources
• territorial expansion
• immigrants

What were the difficulties of the Oregon Trail?

• Length of the journey
• Disease
• Weather
• All of the above

One reason the United States claimed Oregon Country was because of

• the 1844 presidential election.

• the Lewis and Clark expedition.

• the Treaty of Guadalupe.

• the Whitman massacre.

Americans wanted to control the Oregon country to have access to which ocean?

• Atlantic

• Pacific

• The Mississippi River

• Indian