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The Oregon Trail

   
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Traveling the Oregon Trail was a _____ journey due to disease, bad weather, and wagon accidents.
This HEART skill was especially important along the Oregon Trail as pioneers traveled together for safety.
Between 1841 and 1869, hundreds of thousands of people traveled westward on the trail in large, organized _____ _____.
Also called the Great Divide, this mountain ridge in western North America runs north and south and separates the flow of water on the continent.
The city marking the beginning of the Oregon Trail. _____, Missouri
The Oregon Trail gained popularity and it wasn’t unusual for thousands of pioneers to be on the path at the same time, especially after _____ was discovered in California in 1849.
The trail ended in _____ City, Oregon.
Travelers on the Oregon Trail had to purchase hundreds of pounds of supplies, but the most important item for successful life on the trail was the covered _____.
The Oregon _____ was a major route that people traveled when migrating to the western part of the United States.
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The last segment of the Oregon Trail developed as an alternative to river transport. Before its construction, pioneers traveled to The Dalles, where they then floated the Columbia and Willamette Rivers to settle, a risky and expensive journey.
Dried manure which was gathered for campfires when wood was scarce.
With the completion of the first transcontinental _____ in 1869, westward wagon trains decreased significantly as settlers chose the faster and more reliable mode of transportation.
Most settlers used _____ to pull their wagons.
It took about _____ months for a wagon train to complete the journey.
Located in Nebraska, this geological rock formation was a landmark along the trail that signaled the end of the prairies and the beginning of more steep and rugged terrain heading towards the Rocky Mountains.
A person who is among the first to explore or settle a new area.