HIST 2300 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Stephen W. Kearny, Lansford Hastings, Forlorn Hope
17 Nov 2016
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Iffy on if they want to move or not but they are: where they are going/the route they are taking, there is nothing along the way, america is very young and booming, reasons people are going: Fleeing: new start, the economy is just now recovering from crashed, america now owns the west but many people have not ventured to go through by land, many have by see (taking about 5 months) Blacksmith and trapper: martin murphy & john townsend, they often have to abandon wagons so they are able to get a few across the mountains. Stephens party - on november 25, 1844 took wagons over the sierra. Travel with the reed family: they arrive very late which is an issue for their livestock for when they arrive at their new home, leave from independence (location, catching up, margaret reed. Is engaged and then breaks it off and married the groomsman (lloyd.
