The Pioneers

Click on the picture to find the answers.

 

 

Click on “Who were the pioneers?” to find answers to #1-2:

  1. Name 3 of the things many pioneers did for a living.

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  1. What is the definition of ancestors?

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Click on "What were some of the trails they used?" to find answers to #3-5.

  1. How did the United States encourage people to settle in Oregon? _____

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  1. How long did it take to travel the 2000 miles from Independence, Missouri to the Oregon Territory?

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  1. What is homesteading?   _____________________________________

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Click on "What did they take with them?"

  1. This paragraph tells you 24 things that pioneers took with them.  If you could only take 10, which 10 would you take?

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Click on "How did the pioneers travel?"

  1. Why did the pioneers choose oxen?  ____________________________

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  1. What is a prairie schooner?  __________________________________

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  1. Describe a wagon train.  _____________________________________

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Click on “What were their lives like on the trail?”  Scroll down, and click on Pioneer Pastimes.  Scroll down and click on CLICK HERE to listen to one of the pioneer songs.

 

Nancy Gridley and Laura Oakes

Elementary Technology Facilitators

West Milford Township Public Schools