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Study Guide Answers
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1.
With what country did the United States have a dispute,concerning rights to the Pacific
Northwest region?
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Great Britain |
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2.
What was the name of the 19th Century belief that the United States had an unquestionable
right to span the continent?
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Manifest Destiny |
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3.
Who discovered the mouth of the Colorado River?
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Captain Robert Grey |
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4.
Who explored the newly-acquired Louisiana Territory and beyond? When?
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Merriwether Lewis and
William Clark, 1803 |
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5.
What river did #4's expedition follow?
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Missouri River |
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6.
In 1843, nearly 1,000 men, women, and children from Independence, Missouri followed
the Oregon Trial. What was this called?
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Great Migration |
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7.
What was annexed by the United States after #6 occurred?
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Oregon Country |
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8.
Where were gold seekers who left the Oregon Trail headed?
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California |
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9.
Why were those who died during the journey buried in the trail and why were their graves rolled over by wagons?
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so wild animals could not desecrate them |
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10.
Name some of the causes of death during the journey.
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diseases, accidents |
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11.
What valley was the end of the journey for most Mormons?
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Valley of the Great Salt Lake |
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12.
Who built a toll bridge at a major crossing on the Red Vermillion River?
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Louis Vieux |
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13.
What game was most plentiful along the Platte during the early days of the migrations?
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buffalo |
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14.
The Indians were very hostile towards those migrating along the Oregon Trail. True or false?
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false |
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15.
What were Courthouse Rock and Jail Rock?
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rock formations along the North Platte |
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16.
By the time that the travelers of the Oregon Trail reached Scott's Bluff, what future states had they already crossed?
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Kansas and Nebraska |
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17.
Where did mountain men and pioneers pause to carve their names in stone?
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Register Cliff |
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18.
What did #2 serve as?
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a pioneer bulletin board |
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19.
What was the first significant landmark on the trail along the Sweetwater?
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Independence Rock |
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20.
What is the reason behind the name of #4?
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many emigrant parties camped near it on July 4th |
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21.
What welcome spot allowed the travelers to enjoy the luxury of ice water?
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Ice Slough |
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22.
What is "the Backbone of the North American Continent," according to Edwin Bryant?
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Continental Divide |
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23.
What fort was important as a center for the fur trade and was visited by missionaries who
sought to convert the Indians to Christianity?
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Fort Hall |
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24.
What were the huge black boulders that flanked the trail called?
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Massacre Rocks |
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25.
What plateau is home to the yellow-flowered rabbit bush and the pungent big sage brush?
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Snake River |
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26.
What two people established a mission where travelers could repair their equipment and
obtain supplies and medical assistance?
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Marcus and Narcissa Whitman |
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27.
Why did #11 establish their mission?
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in order to introduce Christianity and agriculture to the Cayuse Indians |
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28.
Why did Indians kill #11?
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a measles epidemic decimated the natives |
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29.
What marked the final obstacle in the long journey?
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The Cascades of the Columbia |
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30.
Name the valley of the "Promised Land."
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Willamette Valley |
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