Review Questions
What was the most expensive fur that the fur trappers sold?
Beaver Fur
What were adobe homes made of?
Mud
What are the names of the two main streets?
Main and Center
True or False: Many tools, such as wooden plows, had to be made along the trail when the soil was ready for crops of wheat to be planted.
True
True or False: In the early mornings, these new settlers were awakened by the sound of a bugle signaling them that there was much work to be done.
True
What is the saltiest body of water in Utah?
What kind of story is a made-up story that is about something that really happened?
Historical Fiction
Most Utah cities are laid out using which system?
Two Coordinate System
True or False: For their dinners, the pioneers brought wheat and rye flour to make their biscuits.
False
The Mormon pioneers built several settlements along the trail so that those following them in other wagon trains could have homes to rest in and gardens for their food. Some of these settlements were: Choose 2
A. Rock Creek
B. Council Bluffs
C. Garden Grove
D. Cottage Creek
Council Bluffs and Garden Grove
What was the largest body of water in Salt Lake?
Lake Bonneville
Who is the leader of the Mormon Pioneers?
Brigham Young
How did the new layout for streets change the way cities were created?
Brigham Young wanted all Utah towns to be laid out in a...
two coordinate system
What settlement was started in 1855 that later became one of the largest cities in Nevada?
Las Vegas
What is the highest point in Utah?
Kings Peak
Who was the author of the historical fiction story?
Mary Pratt Parrish
How does the coordinate system work?
Numbers increase as distance from main streets increase.
Because of the help that the _______________________________________ was to the early settlers when they were fighting the cricket plague, it is now the official state bird of Utah.
California gull
The state area that had the most settlements outside Utah was...
Arizona
How many national parks are there in Utah?
5
What were the settlements called that the Mormons built?
Way Stations
Who was in charge of setting up the city this way?
Brigham Young
The Mormon pioneers built several settlements along the trail so that those following them in other wagon trains could have homes to rest in and gardens for their food. Some of these settlements were...
Council Bluffs and Garden Grove
Brigham Young established settlements in other areas outside of Utah. Some of the areas that would later become states were
Idaho, Arizona, Nevada, and Wyoming