Question

Mormon pioneers established Salt Lake City in 1847, shortly before the area became part of the United States. The town was important to westward expansion because it was
A.
the only major settlement between the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada.
B.
the first major settlement located within the Oregon Territory.
C.
the first major settlement located within the land ceded by Mexico.
D.
the only major settlement between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains.

Answer 1

A.

Salt Lake City was the main (and for a long time the only) large settlement in the Great Basin region between the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada, making it a vital resupply and rest point for westward emigrants.