Journey 2 oregon trail

What was the name of the young American writer who traveled to the Wilds of Wyoming?

• Francis Parkman

• Henry Thoreau

• Ralph Emerson

• Mark Twain

What mode of transportation was as familiar to Parkman as a steamboat?

• Birch canoe

• Horseback

• Train

• Bicycle

What trail did Parkman follow into the Great American Wilderness?

• Oregon Trail

• Santa Fe Trail

• California Trail

• Appalachian Trail

What company had a lonely outpost at Fort Laramie?

• American Fur Company

• Hudson's Bay Company

• East India Company

• North West Company

Which tribes did Parkman encounter at Fort Laramie?

• Arapaho, Shashi, and Kiowa

• Sioux, Apache, and Navajo

• Cherokee, Iroquois, and Mohawk

• Comanche, Cheyenne, and Crow

What was the landscape described as in the beginning of the text?

• Striking and strangely beautiful

• Barren and desolate

• Lush and green

• Urban and developed

What was the purpose of early white explorers following the Oregon Trail?

• To explore the wild west

• To find new trade routes

• To escape persecution

• To establish new colonies

What did the Indians do to their horses?

• Lashed them to furious speed

• Fed them

• Ignored them

• bought and Sold them

What did Parkman leave behind on the Oregon Trail?

• His so-called savage companions

• His family

• His belongings

• His horse

What did Parkman never fully understand?

• His native american companions

• The weather

• The terrain

• The animals