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| messenger representing a nation. |
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| a soft leather made from the skin of elk or deer, term used for hide clothing worn. |
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| places where food and other supplies are hidden or stored. |
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| to burn without flame or produces blackened material. |
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| a unit or length equal to 6 feet. |
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| a gun in which a flint held in the hammer produces a spark that ignites the gunpowder. |
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| the soft tissue that fills the cavities of most bones. |
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| footwear made of soft leather. |
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| the open end of a gun barrel |
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| a white, waxy substance used for making candles. |
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| carrying boats and supplies overland between rivers and lakes. |
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| a leather pouch or bag used to carry essential personal items while traveling. |
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| a long, slender straight wooden or metal stick used in loading a gun through its muzzle. |
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| a written request, as for equipment |
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| the oil out of animal fat. |
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| the making of soft leather from rawhide. |
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| fine, dry, easily flammable material. |
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| the cord of a candle that absorbs the fuel and burns slowly when lit. |
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| Name 3 difficulties faced when traveling by covered wagon. |
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| Getting stuck in the mud, dust storms, illness, no doctors available, loneliness, no family |
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| A group of covered wagons traveling together across the country. |
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| While on the trail, where did families sleep? |
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| In the wagon, under it, in a tent or out in the open. |
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| Name 3 chores that children did. |
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| Milk cows, help cook, collect wood or buffalo chips, wash dishes, fetch water, prepare buffalo, deer or turkey, shake out blankets and quilts. |
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| Name 3 states that are part of the Oregon Trail. |
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| Oregon, Washington, Idaho, parts of Wyoming and Montana. |
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| Name 3 wild animals that were along the trail. |
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| buffalo, prairie dog, rattlesnake, owl, wolf, sage hen, rabbit, coyote, turkey, lizard, antelope |
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| Why is the Continental Divide so important? |
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| Its an imaginary line running north and south along the Rocky Mountains; makes where the western rivers flow to the Pacific and eastern rivers to the Atlantic. |
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| How were children schooled on the journey? |
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| By an older person, their parents or sibling. They also learned by experience: fixing things, identifying plants, cooking ... |
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| Give one reason to travel west. |
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| Free land; forests, rivers, and streams for food and building sources; adventure; opportunity |
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| What were 3 provisions that a family would pack? |
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| foods - flour, yeast, crackers, bacon, eggs, rice, beans, water; sewing needs; needles, thread, pins, scissors; repair tools, saw, hammer, nails, axes, knives; soap, wax, lanterns, washbowls. |
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| How did covered wagons cross rivers? |
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| The wagon was placed on a raft or ferry; sometimes the wagons were floated on the water; flat boats crossed the Mississippi. |
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| How many miles did the covered wagons cover in a day? |
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| Covered wagons could cover 10 - 15 miles a day - on a good day! |
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| A car going 55 miles per hour can cover as much as a covered wagon in how many days? |
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| It would take 5 - 6 days for a covered wagon in the amount of time it would take a car in 1 hour. |
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