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Pioneers Background Sheet 4 Quiz
Pioneers Background Sheet 4 Quiz
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Pioneers
Background Sheet 4 Quiz
1. List 4 kinds of WEATHER problems:
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2. Why was mud such a big problem?
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3. How did the pioneers get their wagons free from the mud?
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4. Why was dust such a big problem?
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5. Name 2 problems that happened because the pioneers mostly walked on very
rough ground. ____________________________________________________________________________
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6. Why did the cattle have to wear moccasins?
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7. If the wooden wheel shrank or got swollen, how did they fix it?
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8. What was the deadliest disease that the pioneers caught? ____________________________
9. Name 2 other diseases:
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b. _______________________________________________________________
How did drinking coffee help them survive the deadliest disease?
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