An Oregon Trail Crossword Puzzle
Crossword
 
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Across:
1 One of the Rivers that emigrants had to navigate.
2 A protected place with soldiers and supplies.
5 The preferred animal to pull wagons.
7 Pioneers in the early years of the Oregon Trail were called this because most were leaving the United States to enter the unorganized Oregon Territory.
8 The reason many give for the decline (or end) of the Oregon Trail in 1869.
9 A skilled craftsman who worked with metal and could fix broken wagon wheels.
10 Last name of explorer who discovered the "South Pass" which allowed pioneers to get through the continental divide.
11 Name of the first fort that the emigrants might encounter.
Down:
1 An early settler in a new territory.
3 The destination of many of the emigrants on the trail.
4 The opening which was 20 miles wide, in the mountains, which allowed travelers through.
6 The deadly disease, without cure, which killed many on the trail.
9 Another word for trading.