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Question 1

In contrast to the travel journal of Robert Bode, the travel journal of Mary Stuart Bailey reveals a greater preoccupation with the
 
  A) conditions of travel.
  B) tools of survival.
  C) availability of food.
  D) absence of the familiar.

Question 2

For most emigrants on the overland trails,
 
  A) a traditional division of labor persisted through the journey.
  B) the trip proved novel and even enjoyable.
  C) drawing up rules and electing officers prevented dissension.
  D) difficulties multiplied as the trip lengthened.

Question 3

The Preemption Acts during the 1830s and 1840s
 
  A) increased the minimum amount of public-land purchases.
  B) reserved choice public lands for the political elite.
  C) encouraged westward migration by protection of squatters' rights.
  D) offered free government land to prospective settlers.

Question 4

Perhaps most emigrants to the Far West were motivated by dreams of
 
  A) bettering their lives by cultivating the land.
  B) making a fortune by the mining of gold.
  C) restoring their health by escaping debilitating sicknesses.
  D) bringing Christianity and education to the Indians.

Question 5

Most of the emigrants who headed for the Far West were
 
  A) white and American-born.
  B) members of the poorest class.
  C) slaveholders from the Deep South.
  D) Asians, especially from China.



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brbarasa

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Answer 1

Answer: D

Answer 2

Answer: D

Answer 3

Answer: C

Answer 4

Answer: A

Answer 5

Answer: A




audie

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Reply 2 on: Sep 21, 2019
Wow, this really help


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
:D TYSM

 

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