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Oregon Trail Websites & Questions By Jamie Bradley Reedville Elementary School, Hillsboro School
District 1. http://www.historyglobe.com/ot/otmap1.htm a. Where else could pioneers travel to besides Oregon
on the Oregon Trail? b. Using the 1843 map explain what ÒUnorganized TerritoryÓ
might have meant. c. Using the modern map what states does the Oregon
Trail wind through? List them all. 2. http://library.thinkquest.org/cr0210182 a. How long was the trip on the Oregon Trail? b. What is considered the most spectacular landmark on
the Oregon Trail? c. What is the oldest fort on the Oregon Trail? 3. http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Oregontrail.html
What two animals were likely to be chosen to pull a wagon? a. Name two hardships a pioneer might encounter on the
trail? b. What animal caused a wagon train to stop for two
hours and wait? 4. http://www.endoftheoregontrail.org/wagons.html a. Why was a Prairie Schooner the wagon of choice on
the Oregon Trail? b. How much did a Prairie Schooner weigh when it was
empty? c. What items did a jockey box hold? 5. http://www.beavton.k12.or.us/greenway/leahy/ot/index.htm a. Name another reason to come to Oregon. b. What time did the pioneers get up in the morning? c. What additional trail was established to reach
southern Oregon? Community
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of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center 1726 Washington Street Phone: (503) 657-9336 http://www.endoftheoregontrail.org/mambo/ Oregon
Historical Society 1200 SW Park Avenue Portland, OR 97205 Phone: (503) 222-1741 |
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Fort
Vancouver 612 E. Reserve St. Phone: (360)
816-6230 McLoughlin
House 713 Center Street Oregon
City, Oregon 97045 Phone: (503) 656-5146 http://www.mcloughlinhouse.org/ |
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