Question 1

What was meant by the term "Ashley's Hundred"?

Accepted Answer

men who answered William Henry Ashley's newspaper ad to work as fur trappers

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the amount of money William Henry Ashley paid for a year's work.

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the number of beaver that William Henry Ashley trapped in one season.

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the band of American Indians he used as scouts to help find the best place to cross the Rocky Mountains.

Question 2

Who sent out the first fur trading expedition to the West?

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John Jacob Astor

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William Henry Ashley

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William Clark

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Jedediah Smith

Question 3

Which of the following does NOT describe Jim Bridger?

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He was attacked by Blackfeet Indians and forced to run for his life.

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He could speak several different languages.

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He discovered a shortcut through the Rocky Mountains.

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He was the first white man to set eyes on the Great Salt Lake.

Question 4

Which explorer ran away from a job he hated and later became a famous wagon guide, Indian agent and United States Army general?

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Kit Carson

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John C. Fremont

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Jim Bridger

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John Colter

Question 5

John Wesley Powell is know for?

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all of the answers mentioned

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his interest in science

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leading the first group of white men to ever explore the Grand Canyon.

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losing his right arm in the Civil War

Question 6

Which of John Colter's stories did most people find hard to believe?

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that he had seen pools of boiling mud and erupting geysers.

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that he had been chased by Blackfeet Indians.

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that he hiked over 500 miles during the winter of 1807-1808

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that he  was a member of the Lewis and Clark expedition.

Question 7

Which of the following does NOT describe Jedediah Smith?

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He didn't blaze trails, but made maps of trails that were already there.

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He was very religious and always carried a Bible with him.

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He wore his hair over his ears to hide scars he received in a grizzly attack.

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He rediscovered South Pass.

Question 8

This man is known for exploring and mapping the Oregon Trail and for serving as one of California's firs senators.

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John C. Fremont

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John Wesley Powell

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Jim Bridger

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Kit Carson

Question 9

What is meant by a cache?

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a hiding place for a mountain man's supplies and furs

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a meeting where mountain men joined together to trade furs, buy supplies and relax.

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a tax charged by the government on all furs sold by each trapper.

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the money the mountain men earned when they sold their furs.

Question 10

What contributions did the mountain men, explorers and guides make to the settlement of the new frontier?

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all of the answers mentioned

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They explored the area and made maps of their findings.

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They discovered safer routes through the Rocky Mountains.

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They studied the land, plants, animals and American Indians in the area.

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