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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. After 1850, how many herds of buffalo were there?

2. What Valley did Bridger lead Captain Howard Stansbury down from?

3. In the beginning of Chapter 20, where did President Buchanan order troops to be sent?

4. What did the emigrants call the trappers and traders?

5. When Sir George bought cattle, how much did he spend per head?

Short Essay Questions

1. What idea did Bridger develop when he experienced a number of emigrants coming to Fort Laramie?

2. In Chapter 18, what was the first move the Saints tried to make on the Mountain men, and what happened?

3. In Chapter 17, when the Cheyenne Indians brought the two scalps and offered them back to the Snake Indians, what happened?

4. In 1846, which party stopped by Fort Bridger and why?

5. What are some of the things that Jim Bridger did to help the Mormons and their leader, Brigham Young?

6. Which tribes came to the treaty grounds of Fort Laramie, and who were some of the well known Indians that attended?

7. When Bridger built Fort Bridger, he built four log cabins within the stockade. What were these four cabins for?

8. What did Jim Bridger know the first duty of a chief or an officer was?

9. When the snow was gone and Bridger got ready to set out with Sir George Gore on the trail to Yellowstone, what did they bring with them?

10. What happened to the artist and correspondent named Ridgeway Glover who went on a walk unarmed one afternoon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did Jim Bridger have to look after his sister when he was young? What events and struggles in Jim Bridger's life forced him to become a man sooner than other boys might have? How did these help Bridger become a good Mountain Man? Use information from the book to explain your reasoning.

Essay Topic 2

Jim Bridger and Tom Fitzpatrick were old friends that had been through a lot together. Name some of the stories that Bridger and Fitzpatrick were involved with. How important do you think it was to have a long lasting camaraderie in the wilderness?

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the reasons given in the book to why Jim Bridger and Brigham Young didn't get along? What do you feel were reasons for the animosity between Bridger and Young? Do you think animosity is the right word? What other words would describe the relationship between Bridger and Brigham Young? Do you think these two individuals could have ever been friends? Why or why not?

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