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Why did Jim Bridger build a fort along the Oregon Trail?

A) Gave travelers a safe spot to hide from bears
B) Offered protection to explorers against the British
C) Rest stop and good spot for trading post
D) Shelter for Native Americans during snowstorms

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Answer:

D) Shelter for Native Americans during snowstorms.

Explanation:

Bridger and Vasquez established the fort on the Black's Fork of the Green River and planned to trade both with the American Indians they had befriended during their years in the fur trade and the westward-bound emigrants.  The Mormon Pioneer Company arrived at the fort on July 7, 1847.  

Answer:

d

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