Question

The route known as the Oregon Trail followed the Platte River ________.

• A. Across the Appalachians and into Ohio
• B. Across the Rio Grande and up the California coast to Oregon
• C. Across the Great Plains to the Rocky Mountains and then into Oregon along the Snake River
• D. Across the Mississippi and along the Missouri River to the Badlands and into Canada
• E. Across the desert and up the Sierra Nevadas to Oregon

Answer 1

The correct option is C Across the Great Plains to the Rocky Mountains and then into Oregon along the Snake River

The route known as the Oregon Trail followed the Platte River across the Great Plains to the Rocky Mountains and then into Oregon along the Snake River. Once across the Snake River ford near Old Fort Boise the weary travelers traveled across what would become the state of Oregon. The trail then went to the Malheur River and then past Farewell Bend on the Snake River, up the Burnt River canyon and northwest to the La Grande valley before coming to the Blue Mountains.