1. What kind of land formation is Chimney Rock and Scotts Bluff? _________________
2. List some of the hardships the pioneers suffered on the trail.
3. How did the Prairie Schooner wagon get it's name?
4. What was a starting point for the Oregon and California Trail in Nebraska? ___________________
5. List three popular stopping points and describe why travelers liked to stop there.
6. It took the pioneers _______ _________ to cross Nebraska and _______ _________ to get to California or Oregon.
7. Name all of the present-day states the pioneers had to pass through to get to California starting from Nebraska.
___________________, ____________________, _______________________8. Name all of the present-day states the pioneers had to pass through to get to Oregon starting from Nebraska.
____________________, _______________________9. Why did the pioneers use oxen to pull their wagons?
10. Why were the Mormons going to Utah?