What dangers did travellers face crossing the Plains and Rockies?
Wagons over-turning, Camp fever, Buffalo Stampede, measels, food supply low, storms- diffcult terrain, extreme weather, isolation (no doctors), river crossings and wild animals.
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Why were Mormons able to make a success of settling in the West?
Due to them being self-suffcient, setting up farms, worked as a team and having great leaders like Young who directed them West.
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Why did Settlers decide to travel to California and Oregon in the 1840s?
Offered land in large quanties, propganda, felt crowed, stories of missionaries about civilising the West,
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What was the importance of the Oregon Trail?
The Oregon-California trail was a 2,170 mile route from Missouri to Oregon and California that enabled the migrating of the early pioneers to the western United States.
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What are the consequences of setting up the Oregon Trail?
Some could argue The Oregon Trail also helped to spread religion and culture across the country. In other words, when the pioneers traveled, they took their beliefs with them (Impact on the US), swollen rivers- death.
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Why were the Mormons unpopular?
Believed in polygamy (act of having more than one wife) meant their population would increase which people feared.
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Who was Joseph Smith?
A 14 year old boy was visited by Angel Moroni who told him wehre to find gold plates which said to restore the true Church of Christ.
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Why were Mountain Men in the west?
To sell pellets at rendezvous.
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Who were the Sagars?
In 1844 Henry and Naomi Sagar and six children decided to travel west however they faced probelms such as: child birth, wagon over-turning and campfever.
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Who were the Donners?
1846 the Donner family decided to take a supposed short cut called Hastings Cut-Off instead of the main route however they ended up trapped by snow.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Why were Mormons able to make a success of settling in the West?
Back
Due to them being self-suffcient, setting up farms, worked as a team and having great leaders like Young who directed them West.
Card 3
Front
Why did Settlers decide to travel to California and Oregon in the 1840s?
Back
Card 4
Front
What was the importance of the Oregon Trail?
Back
Card 5
Front
What are the consequences of setting up the Oregon Trail?
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