HMH Explore the Wild West! Selection Quiz - Shaaron Potts | Biblioteka

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According to the passage, how were mountain men helpful to explorers and pioneers?

They trapped small animals for their fur.

They traded goods with Native Americans.

They acted as guides, sharing their knowledge of the land with travelers.

They went ahead of the pioneers, building a safe trail west for those in search of fortune.

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become missionaries

write a book about prairie dogs

trade beaver pelts with fur trappers

discover a water route across the continent

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to mark the trail for other travelers

to make the wagons lighter for the oxen

because old furniture was considered garbage

because they wanted to buy new furniture for their new lives

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sketches

samples

models

copies

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getting cholera from polluted drinking water

getting caught in mountain storms

being crushed by frightened cattle

leaving too late in the season

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