Show What You Know! Westward Expansion The Oregon Trail 5th Grade Social Studies

Physical Features, Landmarks, and Forts Part One

1. The Oregon trial begins in _(1)_ and ends in _(2)_. a) (1) New York, (2) California b) (1) California, (2) New York c) (1) Missouri, (2) Oregon d) (1) Oregon, (2) Missouri

2. Which mountain range does the Oregon Trail cross? a) Appalachian Mountains b) Rocky Mountains c) Coastal Ranger d) Sierra Nevada

3. Which one of the following is NOT an official landmark the pioneers would have encountered along the Oregon Trail? a) Courthouse and Jail Rock b) Independence Rock c) South Pass Trail d) Snake River Lookout

4. Independence Rock marked the ___. a) beginning of the trail. b) the store to trade goods. c) the halfway point on the trail. d) the end of the trail.

5. Which is the oldest fort on the Oregon Trail? a) Fort Kearny b) Fort Laramie c) Fort Bridger d) Fort Hall

Transportation Part Two

6. How did the people travel along the Oregon Trail? a) Riding in a wagon b) Walking c) Airplane d) Car

7. What happened when the people came to a river? a) They went around it b) They turned around c) They rode a ferry across d) They attempted to just cross with the wagon and stock animals

8. What was the railroad called? a) Transcontinental Railroad b) Stagecoach Lines c) Erie Canal d) RXR

9. What were two of the most popular boats called? a) Farrier and flat boat b) Steam boat and flat boat c) Bass boat and pontoon boat d) Steam boat and pontoon boat

10. What animal (stock) pulled the wagons along the trail? a) Horse b) Donkey c) Dog d) Ox

Hardships Part Three

11. How far would pioneers have to walk? a) 200 miles b) 950 miles c) 1,500 miles d) 2,000 miles

12. What diseases did pioneers NOT face? a) Malaria b) Scurvy c) Swine flu d) They did not face any diseases

13. What are two hardships pioneers faced on the trail? a) Weather and diseases b) Weather and food c) Food and boredom d) Nothing fun to do and nothing good to eat

14. Pioneers would have their property stolen from them while on the trail. True or False a) True b) False

15. What natural barrier did they face? a) Dessert b) Rivers c) Tundra d) Oceans

Native Americans Part Four

16. Lewis and Clark encountered ______ on the Oregon Trial. a) Gypsies b) Native Americans c) Japanese d) African Americans

17. Who/what was Sacagawea? a) A grain Lewis and Clark needed b) A buffalo Lewis and Clark killed c) A battle between Lewis and Clark d) A Native American who helped Lewis and Clark

18. How did Native Americans affect pioneers moving west? a) Native Americans helped them with supplies b) Native American stole supplies c) Native Americans refused to talk to pioneers d) Native Americans never encountered pioneers moving west

19. What is assimilation? a) The act of moving from east to west b) The act of packing a wagon c) The act of adopting a Native American child d) The act of adopting another culture

20. The conflicts of the Oregon Trail were between: a) African Americans and Caucasians b) Lewis and Clark c) Native Americans and Euro-Americans d) Chief Sitting Bull and Sacagawea

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