Chapter 13
Section 2
Bellwork
• Copy the Map Master Skills Activity questions on pg.
452 and answer.
o What pass did travelers on the Oregon Trail use to get across the Rocky
Mountains?
• South Pass
o Describe the route a traveler might take to get from Independence,
Missouri, to Los Angeles, California.
• the Santa Fe Trail to the Old Spanish Trail
Table of Contents
2. Chapter 13 Important People
4. Mexican Settlements Organizer
3. Chapter 13 Vocab
5. The West Notes
6. Life in the West Cartoon
7. Trails to the West Notes
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Trails to the West Notes
Traders Lead the Way
• The Santa Fe Trail
• In 1821, _________________________ led a wagon train from
Independence, Missouri to _________________.
• Hardships experienced along the way:
____________________________________
• Importance: established a route for ___________ trade with
__________ that
stretched about ______ miles
• The Oregon Fur Trade
• John Jacob Astor sent the first American fur-trading
expedition to Oregon and established the _____________ Fur Company
in 1808.
• Trappers who supplied furs were called mountain men
• What happened to the fur trade in the
1830s______________________________________________________
Part 2
The Oregon Trail
• Missionaries Travel West to Oregon in the 1830s
• Purpose: to bring their religious beliefs to the Indians
• Famous missionary couple:
_______________________________________________
• How missionaries spurred settlement of the West:
____________________________
• On the Trail
• Trail stretched more than _______ miles from
______________ to ____________
• Travelers left in spring and had to reach Oregon in 5
months. If they did not make it in time, they risked __________.
• Between 1840 and 1860, more than __________ people
reached Oregon.
Part 3
Life in the West
• Pioneer Life
• Settlers had only ________________ to clear the land,
_________________, and build shelters .
• Threats included ______________, ______________, and
___________________.
• Women in the West
• Reason women’s status was raised in the West:
_______________________________________________________________
• In 1869, Wyoming was the first area to grant women the
right to _________.
• Native Americans and Settlers
• Relationship between the two groups: uneasy peace
• In the 1850s, __________________________ brought large
numbers of
______________ to ____________ Oregon. In 1855,
_________ broke out there briefly.
Life in the West Cartoon
Create a 4-panel cartoon describing life in the west.
Your cartoon must have:
color, 4-panels, and captions
Working only
with hand-tools
they had to
clear the land
and plant
crops.
Storms were
an ever
present
threat.