Oregon trail

Question 1

name the desert that the immigrants had to get across.

Answer 1

Great Basin/desert

Question 2

what were some difficulties they would have crossing the desert?

Answer 2

Dehydration, no shade, heat stroke, no fire wood, no grass for cattle

Question 3

How’d they overcome these difficulties ?

for crossing the Great Basin

Answer 3

• they had A LOT of water, probably 2 barrels
• they wore long clothing covering there arms and legs plus hats and visors
• used cattle chips (poop) to make firewood
• also had barrels full of grass

Question 4

name the 3 F’s of how they would get over mountains and bumpy areas on the mountains

Answer 4

Ferry, Float, Ford
ferry- pay to cross on raft,unload wagon,empty wagons ferry across first then people and animals swam across
Float- would use chains/ropes and pullies to lift empty wagons and set them down on the other side of the mtn.
Ford- walk across if shallow enough

Question 5

what problems did the great plains cause?

Answer 5

no wood/shade

too hot

Question 6

rocky mountains caused what difficulties?

Answer 6

running low on supplies, difficulty of getting across mtn, too cold, not enough oxygen, canibolism, death/disease, lost, storms

Question 7

what problems did south pass cause?

Answer 7

it was cold and their clothes/shoes/body got wet, lost stuff in river, trouble breathing, fell down cliff

Question 8

who traveled on the oregon trail?

Answer 8

pioneers, and the Explorers