Oregon Trail Test Review Questions Answered &
Graded
What was the Oregon Trail? - Correct Answer A historic land route to what is now the Western United
States
Where did the trail begin? - Correct Answer Independence, Missouri
Where did the trail end? - Correct Answer Oregon City, Oregon
Who were the boosters? - Correct Answer People who encouraged others to move west
Why were oxen used to pull the wagon? - Correct Answer Oxen were less expensive and easier to take
care of
When was the first wagon train? - Correct Answer 1843
Why did some people want to travel all the way to Oregon? - Correct Answer There was free land in the
west
What was a covered wagon? - Correct Answer a wagon with a white rounded top made of cloth
What would be five necessities that a family would need to bring on a long trip? - Correct Answer food,
water, blankets, weapons, tools
What are four dangers of the trip? - Correct Answer mud, dust, sickness, land
What is the Continental Divide? - Correct Answer An imaginary line along the top of the Rocky
Mountains from the north to the south. the great rivers flow in different directions. west- Pacific. east-
Atlantic
Graded
What was the Oregon Trail? - Correct Answer A historic land route to what is now the Western United
States
Where did the trail begin? - Correct Answer Independence, Missouri
Where did the trail end? - Correct Answer Oregon City, Oregon
Who were the boosters? - Correct Answer People who encouraged others to move west
Why were oxen used to pull the wagon? - Correct Answer Oxen were less expensive and easier to take
care of
When was the first wagon train? - Correct Answer 1843
Why did some people want to travel all the way to Oregon? - Correct Answer There was free land in the
west
What was a covered wagon? - Correct Answer a wagon with a white rounded top made of cloth
What would be five necessities that a family would need to bring on a long trip? - Correct Answer food,
water, blankets, weapons, tools
What are four dangers of the trip? - Correct Answer mud, dust, sickness, land
What is the Continental Divide? - Correct Answer An imaginary line along the top of the Rocky
Mountains from the north to the south. the great rivers flow in different directions. west- Pacific. east-
Atlantic
