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<b>1. <section begin=req1 /><noinclude></noinclude>Learn about the history of the Oregon Trail, answering the following questions:
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:<b>a. <section begin=req1a /><noinclude></noinclude>Around what year was it created and by whom?
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:<b>b. <section begin=req1b /><noinclude></noinclude>How many miles long was it?
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:<b>c. <section begin=req1c /><noinclude></noinclude>How many miles long was it?
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:<b>d. <section begin=req1d /><noinclude></noinclude>What was the highest point on the trail?
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:<b>e. <section begin=req1e /><noinclude></noinclude>What is the estimated number of people who used the Oregon Trail?
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<b>2. <section begin=req2 /><noinclude></noinclude>Trace the Oregon Trail on a map. What states did it cross?
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<b>3. <section begin=req3 /><noinclude></noinclude>Who is known as the Father of Oregon? Why?
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<b>4. <section begin=req4 /><noinclude></noinclude>Why did pioneers choose to travel west? With your instructor, create a list of items that the pioneers would have taken with them on the Oregon Trail.
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<b>5. <section begin=req5 /><noinclude></noinclude>Answer the following questions about the covered wagons used to travel the Oregon
Trail:
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:<b>a. <section begin=req5a /><noinclude></noinclude>What types of wagons could travel it?
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:<b>b. <section begin=req5b /><noinclude></noinclude>About how much did they weigh, and how were they pulled?
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:<b>c. <section begin=req5c /><noinclude></noinclude>How much could be carried in them?
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:<b>d. <section begin=req5d /><noinclude></noinclude>How much did they cost back then? Today?
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:<b>e. <section begin=req5e /><noinclude></noinclude>How many miles could be covered in a day?
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<b>6. <section begin=req6 /><noinclude></noinclude>What diseases did the pioneers face along the way? Compare and contrast how they were prevented and treated, and how we prevent and treat diseases today.
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<b>7. <section begin=req7 /><noinclude></noinclude>Discuss the opportunities or dangers that each of the following could cause the Oregon Trail pioneers:
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:<b>a. <section begin=req7a /><noinclude></noinclude>Weather
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:<b>b. <section begin=req7b /><noinclude></noinclude>Animals
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:<b>c. <section begin=req7c /><noinclude></noinclude>Native American Tribes
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<b>8. <section begin=req8 /><noinclude></noinclude>What type of food was available?
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<b>9. <section begin=req9 /><noinclude></noinclude>The Oregon Trail was only one of the many trails used by pioneers to travel west. What other trails were there? Trace them on a map.
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<b>10. <section begin=req10 /><noinclude></noinclude>Why did pioneers stop immigrating west on the Oregon Trail?
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<b>11. <section begin=req11 /><noinclude></noinclude>Choose and research an Oregon Trail pioneer missionary, and give a short presentation about their work to a group.
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<b>12. <section begin=req12 /><noinclude></noinclude>Do one of the following:
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:<b>a. <section begin=req12a /><noinclude></noinclude>Create a song, poem, story, or skit about the Oregon Trail pioneers.
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:<b>b. <section begin=req12b /><noinclude></noinclude>Create a display of pictures, articles, and information about life on the Oregon Trail.
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:<b>c. <section begin=req12c /><noinclude></noinclude>Visit a section of the Oregon Trail and write or discuss what you saw with your instructor.
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:<b>d. <section begin=req12d /><noinclude></noinclude>Participate in a conservation project for the preservation of the Oregon Trail.
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:<b>e. <section begin=req12e /><noinclude></noinclude>Earn the Pioneering honor.
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<b>13. <section begin=req13 /><noinclude></noinclude>Find three stories in the Bible about a pioneer immigration. Share one of them in a creative way with your group.
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