5th Grade Social Studies

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WESTWARD EXPANSIONTHE OREGON TRAIL

Part One

PHYSICAL FEATURES,

LANDMARKS, AND FORTS

a) (1) New York, (2) Californiab) (1) California, (2) New Yorkc) (1) Missouri, (2) Oregond) (1) Oregon, (2) Missouri

1. THE OREGON TRIAL BEGINS IN _(1)_ AND ENDS IN _(2)_.

a) Appalachian Mountainsb) Rocky Mountainsc) Coastal Rangerd) Sierra Nevada

2. WHICH MOUNTAIN RANGE DOES THE OREGON TRAIL CROSS?

a) Courthouse and Jail Rockb) Independence Rockc) South Pass Traild) Snake River Lookout

3. WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT AN OFFICIAL LANDMARK THE PIONEERS WOULD HAVE ENCOUNTERED ALONG THE OREGON

TRAIL?

a) beginning of the trail.b) the store to trade goods.c) the halfway point on the trail.d) the end of the trail.

4. INDEPENDENCE ROCK MARKED THE ___.

a) Fort Kearnyb) Fort Laramiec) Fort Bridgerd) Fort Hall

5. WHICH IS THE OLDEST FORT ON THE OREGON TRAIL?

Part TwoTRANSPORTATION

a) Riding in a wagonb) Walkingc) Airplaned) Car

6. HOW DID THE PEOPLE TRAVEL ALONG THE OREGON TRAIL?

a) They went around itb) They turned aroundc) They rode a ferry acrossd) They attempted to just cross with the wagon and stock animals

7. WHAT HAPPENED WHEN THE PEOPLE CAME TO A RIVER?

a) Transcontinental Railroadb) Stagecoach Linesc) Erie Canald) RXR

8. WHAT WAS THE RAILROAD CALLED?

a) Farrier and flat boatb) Steam boat and flat boatc) Bass boat and pontoon boatd) Steam boat and pontoon boat

9. WHAT WERE TWO OF THE MOST POPULAR BOATS CALLED?

a) Horseb) Donkeyc) Dogd) Ox

10. WHAT ANIMAL (STOCK) PULLED THE WAGONS ALONG THE TRAIL?

Part ThreeHARDSHIPS

a) 200 milesb) 950 milesc) 1,500 milesd) 2,000 miles

11. HOW FAR WOULD PIONEERS HAVE TO WALK?

a) Malariab) Scurvyc) Swine flud) They did not face any diseases

12. WHAT DISEASES DID PIONEERS NOT FACE?

a) Weather and diseasesb) Weather and foodc) Food and boredomd) Nothing fun to do and nothing good to eat

13. WHAT ARE TWO HARDSHIPS PIONEERS FACED ON THE TRAIL?

a) True b) False

14. PIONEERS WOULD HAVE THEIR PROPERTY STOLEN FROM THEM WHILE

ON THE TRAIL. TRUE OR FALSE

a) Dessertb) Riversc) Tundrad) Oceans

15. WHAT NATURAL BARRIER DID THEY FACE?

Part Four

NATIVE AMERICANS

a) Gypsiesb) Native Americansc) Japanesed) African Americans

16. LEWIS AND CLARK ENCOUNTERED ______ ON THE

OREGON TRIAL.

a) A grain Lewis and Clark neededb) A buffalo Lewis and Clark killedc) A battle between Lewis and Clarkd) A Native American who helped Lewis and Clark

17. WHO/WHAT WAS SACAGAWEA?

a) Native Americans helped them with suppliesb) Native American stole suppliesc) Native Americans refused to talk to pioneersd) Native Americans never encountered pioneers moving west

18. HOW DID NATIVE AMERICANS AFFECT PIONEERS MOVING WEST?

a) The act of moving from east to westb) The act of packing a wagonc) The act of adopting a Native American childd) The act of adopting another culture

19. WHAT IS ASSIMILATION?

a) African Americans and Caucasiansb) Lewis and Clarkc) Native Americans and Euro-Americansd) Chief Sitting Bull and Sacagawea

20. THE CONFLICTS OF THE OREGON TRAIL WERE BETWEEN:

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