Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences using the Internet and the list of recommended websites.

 

 

1.                  How long was the Oregon Trail?

 

 

 

2.                  What were the top three reasons people died along the Oregon Trail?

 

 

 

3.                  Describe Mountain Men.

 

 

 

4.                  How did people move their goods and how much food did the people need?

 

 

 

5.                  What animal was used to pull the covered wagons?

 

 

 

6.                  Briefly describe three hardships faced by pioneers.

 

 

 

7.                  How did pioneers use buffalo?

 

 

 

8.                  How did the pioneers affect the Native Americans?

 

 

 

9.                  Describe one encounter with the Native Americans.

 

 

 

10.              What was in the “$1,000,000 Wagon?” (Click on the “Fantastic Facts” page)