Heading West: Life with the Pioneers, 21 Activities

Heading West: Life with the Pioneers, 21 Activities — page 3
Marcus and Narcissa Whitman estab lish a Methodist mission in Oregon Country 1837 John Deere invents the steel plow which can plow the prairie sod 1843 The first wagon train goes to the Oregon Country 1846 Most of the Donner Party perish when snow catches them in the mountains 1847 Marcus and Narcissa Whitman and 12 others are massacred by Indians at their Oregon mission Brigham Young leads the Mormons from Nauvoo Illinois to Utah 1848 Gold is discovered in California starting the Gold Rush United States wins the Mexican War and receives California and the Southwest 1861 65 U S Civil War 1862 The Homestead Act gives settlers free land in the West 1863 Quantrill's Raiders lead a massacre in Lawrence Kansas killing at least 150 people 1869 Transcontinental Railroad is com pleted 1890 Chief Big Foot and 350 Lakotas are killed at the Wounded Knee Mas sacre