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Grade 2 The Frontier
If a pioneer needed some supplies during their journey, they could just run to the nearest store and buy it.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 2 The Frontier
Travelers on the Oregon Trail passed landmarks like Independence Rock, Chimney Rock, and Fort Laramie.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 2 The Frontier
Sitting Bull was the leader of the Lakota Nation. He was known for
  1. being an explorer.
  2. being the first African American baseball player.
  3. being a great inventor.
  4. standing up against the United States government.
Grade 2 The Frontier
A man hired by a rancher to look after his branded cattle.
  1. cowboy
  2. rancher
  3. preacher
Grade 2 The Frontier
Many pioneers chose to go to Oregon to farm, but some chose to go to California. Why might they have chosen to go to California (after 1848)?
Grade 2 The Frontier
How long did a cattle drive take?
  1. 2 months
  2. 3 months
  3. 4 months
Grade 2 The Frontier
A group of wild running animals.
  1. Stampede
  2. Wrangler
  3. Cow towns
Grade 2 The Frontier
Laura Ingalls Wilder and Caddie Woodlawn were real people in history.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 2 The Frontier
Write 1 reason why people decided to become pioneers and move to the West.
Grade 2 The Frontier
Write 1 thing that caused many pioneers to die along the journey.
Grade 2 The Frontier
Towns that had railroads to take cattle East.
  1. cow towns
  2. chuck wagon
  3. stampede
Grade 2 The Frontier
What was the nickname Clark gave to Sacagawea's infant son, Jean-Baptiste.
Grade 2 The Frontier
Why did wagon train leaders like to wait until the grass was growing in the springtime to leave on their journey?
Grade 2 The Frontier
Wagons that carried cowboys' food when they were on a drive.
  1. cow towns
  2. chuck wagon
  3. cowboy
Grade 2 The Frontier
What did pioneers do with their wagons at night?
  1. form a square
  2. form a circle
  3. nothing
Grade 2 The Frontier
What did the Native Americans find fascinating about Clark's servant York?
Grade 2 The Frontier
Cowboys yell at night to soothe the cattle.
  1. True
  2. False
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