TrueTales · Frontier Grit
The Oregon Trail: Eliza's Wagon West
Ages all · 5 min
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📖 Comprehension Questions
1. What did Eliza get for her tenth birthday?
2. How many families traveled together on the wagon train heading west?
3. What was the name of the brown ox that Eliza helped calm during the thunderstorm?
4. How did Eliza learn to find water in the desert by reading the ground?
5. What did Eliza and her brother Thomas do to help get their wagon over the mountains?
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⭐ Did You Know?
Eliza's family braves the Oregon Trail in 1848, crossing half a continent to reach home.
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