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North Attleborough
Public Schools

Pioneer Life

  
Created by Beth Scott
Roosevelt Avenue School 

Westward ,Ho!    Pack 'Em Up and Move 'Em Out    Life on the Trail
Famous Heroes and Villains of the West   Teacher Resources  Test Your Knowledge  

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Who were the pioneers?                                   

Everything you need to know about the pioneers!

Why did they travel to the frontier?

newsmm.jpg (8420 bytes)Where did they go?                           

The Oregon Territory                         

 

Fun Facts and Pictures                                              

                                                                      

What trails did the pioneers follow?

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How did they travel?                                                                   

cw.jpg (9065 bytes)What did the pioneers take with them?

Read about a Wagon or Prairie Schooner                                

 

Why was Independence, Missouri important?

 

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Life on the Trail
                                                                              

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Cooking on the Trail

                                                       

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Over the Rivers...wagonwetleft.gif (10384 bytes)

Tools and Utensils                                                       

 

Caring for the Sick Along the Trail

banjo.gif (6474 bytes)Games, Toys, Songs and Fun on the Trail            

Dangers of the Wild, Wild West

 

00trail_states.jpg (14950 bytes)Landmarks on the Trail

Forts Along the Trail

 

"Is that smoke I see coming from that chimney?" (view Chimney Rock)

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Famous Heroes and Villains of the West

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Map Out the Donner Family Trek

annie.jpg (13081 bytes)Heroes of the American West  

Villains of the West wildbill.jpg (3679 bytes)

 

Extra, Extra Read All About It! (a real- life account of a family moving West)

 

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Teacher Resources              

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Related Literature

small-music-link.gif (1218 bytes)LINKS to other Great SOURCES!      

Pioneer Recipes

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Print out a Word Search

 

How to make a Corn Husk Doll

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Test Your Knowledge

Pioneer Quiz    bonnet.gif (1108 bytes)

 

Wagon Quiz       

 

Music Quiz       notes.gif (1500 bytes) 

 

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