Web Quest

Oregon Trail Web Quest

1.  What is the name of the wagon pioneers used?

                http://www.oregon.com/history/oregon_trail/trivia

2.  What animal was used to pull most of the wagons?  Why?

                http://www.america101.us/trail/Power.html

3.  Find out what the settlers took with them.  Write down 1 animal, 1 piece of equipment, 1 weapon,
     and 1 type of food. 

                http://www.ci.tumwater.wa.us/researchOTpg4.htm

4.  How did most of the pioneers travel to Oregon?

                http://www.america101.us/trail/Introduction.html

5.  What was the biggest problem on the Oregon Trail?  Write down the name of a common disease.

                http://www.america101.us/trail/Hardships.html

6.  Where is Independence Rock (what state)? 

                http://www.america101.us/trail/Sites.html

7.  What did the emigrants do here?

                http://www.america101.us/trail/IndyRock.html

8.  Learn about the Native Americans.  What were most encounters with the Native Americans?

                http://www.america101.us/trail/Native.html

9.  What animal is famous in the West?  Name two things the emigrants did because of this animal.

                http://www.america101.us/trail/buffalo.html

10. What animal started a war, and how?

                http://www.america101.us/trail/cow.html

11. Find out about different places on the Oregon Trail.  Write down:  two places, their location, and
       why they are important.

                http://www.america101.us/trail/Sites.html

12. What would women use to cook along the trail?  Name the most common things cooked.

                http://www.ci.tumwater.wa.us/researchpioneerrecipe.htm