Why did Americans want to move to Oregon?
People wanted to build new homes and farms in Oregon
What was the Oregon Trail?
The trail of traveled by covered wagons across the Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains to Oregon
What are oxen?
Animals like cows. Oxen means more than one
Traveling the Oregon Trail was pretty easy. True or False
False
About how long was the trip on the Oregon Trail?
six months
How did people travel on the Oregon Trail?
Covered wagons
In 1846, what states were added to the U.S?
Oregon, Washington and Idaho
What did the U.S government give to families that moved to Oregon?
free farmland
Who first found gold pieces in a river in California?
James Marshall
Why did people want to move to California?
to find gold!
What did James Beckwourth do to make traveling to California easier?
He found a pass through the mountains
Everyone found gold in California. True or False
False
In what year did California become a state?
1850
What were some ways people died on the Oregon Trail?
Snake bites, hunger, freezing temperature, heat exhaustion, illness, fights
