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