12. IMPERIAL AMBITIONS AND SECTIONAL CRISES, 1842

Quiz for Guided Analysis Document 12.1 Elizabeth Smith Geer, Oregon Trail Diary, 1847

Quiz for Guided Analysis Document 12.1: Elizabeth Smith Geer, Oregon Trail Diary, 1847

Guided Analysis Document 12.1: Elizabeth Smith Geer, Oregon Trail Diary, 1847

Choose the best answer to each question.

Question 12.1

1. Despite the difficulties described in Elizabeth Smith Geer’s diary, tens of thousands of Americans chose to travel on the westward trail systems. What motivated Americans to make such a strenuous voyage on the Oregon Trail?

The desire to find a wife in Oregon

To follow in the footsteps of the Mormons

To meet new people along the way

The possibility of prosperity at the end

Question 12.2

2. In addition to any possible affection, why might Elizabeth have married Joseph Geer?

To gain tax benefits

To help care for the 17 children

To avoid traveling alone on the trail

To avoid facing discrimination

Question 12.3

3. Based on Geer’s account, how were women viewed and treated along the Oregon Trail?

As partners and workers

As weak inconveniences

As more important than men

As delicate and fragile

Question 12.4

4. How were Elizabeth and Cornelius Smith as well as Joseph Geer reflective of the time period and the Western migration experience?

They had sought new opportunities in the East.

They opposed western settlement.

They faced many difficulties but overcame them.

They had small families to keep the costs down.

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