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Grade 6 The Frontier
What was the leading cause of death for travelers along the Oregon Trail?
  1. attacks
  2. disease
  3. drowning
  4. freezing
Grade 6 The Frontier
What was the most common type of wagon on the Oregon Trail?
  1. stagecoaches
  2. conastogas
  3. covered wagons
  4. wains
Grade 6 The Frontier
Where did the Oregon Trail begin?
  1. Fort Worth, Texas
  2. Little Rock, Arkansas
  3. Independence, Missouri
  4. Wichita, Kansas
Grade 6 The Frontier
How long was the Oregon Trail?
  1. 600 miles
  2. 1200 miles
  3. 2000 miles
  4. 3000 miles
Grade 6 The Frontier
Who ended up with the majority of the profits from the California gold rush?
  1. miners
  2. lawyers
  3. merchants
  4. government
Grade 6 The Frontier
What was the western end of the Oregon Trail?
  1. Columbia River Valley
  2. Fort Oregon
  3. Willamette Valley
  4. Soda Springs
Grade 6 The Frontier
What was the most important fort along the Oregon Trail?
  1. Laramie
  2. Bridger
  3. Boise
  4. Hall
Grade 6 The Frontier
What was the name of the treaty that ended the Mexican War?
  1. Treaty of Paris
  2. California Treaty
  3. Treaty of Nuevo Laredo
  4. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Grade 6 The Frontier
Through the                      most of the Pacific Northwest was under the control of the British between 1812 and 1840.
  1. West India Company
  2. Pacific Fur Company
  3. Hudson Bay Company
  4. Missouri Fur Company
Grade 6 The Frontier
What is Manifest Destiny?
  1. The idea that all people will enjoy a fulfilled life
  2. The acceptance of religious doctrine
  3. The belief that the United States should expand West to the Pacific Ocean
  4. The beleif that the United States is the most powerful nation on Earth
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