Question

The Mormon and the Oregon Trails followed which river? (1 point)

A.) Colorado River

B.) Arkansas River

C.) Mississippi River

D.) Platte River

Answer 1

Platte river because fur traders used the route along the platte river to get through the rocky mountins via the easy south pass in wyoming and then to northwest to the columbia river.

Answer 2

Answer:

The Mormon and the Oregon Trails followed which river? (1 point)

A.) Colorado River    B.) Arkansas River    C.) Mississippi River   D.) Platte River

Explanation:

Many other roads followed the route of Oregon for much of its route, because it was more a network of roads than a single road, there were numerous variants, finally establishing other roads on both sides of the Platte, Platte North, Snake rivers and Columbia.

Along the Mormon route, the Mormon pioneers established a series of ferries, one of the best-known ferries was the Mormon ferry crossing the Platte River.

The answer is: D.) Platte River.