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Primary Sources- Time Machine (1845): The Oregon Trail
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Read the passage
Time Machine (1845): The Oregon Trail
. Then answer the questions below.
Read the passage
Time Machine (1845): The Oregon Trail
. Then answer the questions below.
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Which research question requires additional information apart from the article?
How did the Kaw Village emigrants feel about the British attempt to conquer the American West?
Did some Kaw Village emigrants pass through Oregon on their journey west?
Was the author's point of view about the Kaw Village emigrants widely shared by other locals?
What was the approximate ratio of men to women in the Kaw Village emigrants?
Which claims about emigrants on the Oregon Trail are supported by evidence from the article? Select
two
correct answers.
Emigrants on the Oregon Trail wanted to ensure the financial stability of their children.
Emigrants on the Oregon Trail successfully challenged England's claim to the American West.
Emigrants on the Oregon Trail created laws for their new society.
Emigrants on the Oregon Trail were experienced in the raising of livestock.
Drag each choice into the correct box to show whether the article supports the research focus of the project.
An article concerning the number of children traveling on the Oregon Trail.
A narrative history of Kaw Village in the 1840s.
An analysis of British military tactics in the nineteenth century.
A collection of first-hand accounts by Oregon Trail emigrants.
Useful for these projects
Not useful for these projects