Wyoming Early Explorers-Chapter 2

Wyoming land was Indian Land until the _______.

• 1600

• 1700

• 1800

• 1900

Which President purchased the Louisiana Territory from the French?

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

• Theodore Roosevelt

The Great Divide is a crest of mountains that separate water that flows to which two oceans?

• Pacific and Atlantic

• Indian and Antarctic

• Indian and Pacific

• Indian and Atlantic

Men came to Wyoming for two major reasons, to find a route to the Pacific Ocean and ....

• To find a wife and get married

• To trap beaver which made a lot of money

• To search for gold

• To live in the mountains to get away from people

President Jefferson hired two people to explore and find a route to the Pacifice by following the Missouri River. Who were these explorers?

• Lewisin Clark and John Colter

• Lewis Johnson and Clark Smith

• Meriwether Smith and William Johnson

• Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

These were the first white people to explore Wyoming

• fur trappers

• jewelry makers

• hunters

• Astorians

South of the Tetons is the ________ Range

• Wind River

• Buffalo Springs

• Pine Ridger

• Yellowstone

Beaver Pelts were used in ______ and ________ to make fashionable beaver hats.

• Russia and Asia

• Europe and United States

• Wyoming and Mexico

• Mexico and China

Which group of Native Americans had a reputation for being most dangerous?

• Blackfoot

• Crow

• Arapaho

• Shoshone

______ and ______ were the founders of the Roky Mountain Fur Company, which brought all of the greatest explorers to Wyoming.

• Lewis and Clark

• William Ashley and Andrew Henry

• John Colter and Thomas Jefferson

• James Bridger and Robert Stuart