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.The first explorer(s) to accurately map and document the geographic features of present day Nevada was/were: - Fremont 2.The concept of Manifest Destiny involved the idea that - the United States had a duty and obligation to inhabit all land lying between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans 3. The first two groups of English speakers to enter the Great Basin for a signicant amount of time were led by - Jedediah Smith and Peter Skene Ogden 4. What was the name of the route that became the primary emigrant route across Nevada? - The Humboldt Trail 5. What was the first permanent settlement in Nevada? - Mormon Station (later called Genoa) 6. According to the historian quoted in Chapter One (James Hulse), Nevada's history began as - a struggle to exploit the resources of the land as rapidly as possible 7. Which of the following is NOT true about John C Fremont and the Fremont Expedition? - he was the first Euro-American to see the Humbolt River 8. The first English speaking parties that entered and explored the Great Basin were primarily interested in - fur trapping 1. Which one of the following was NOT a motivating factor of the bill to establish Nevada, Nebraska, and Colorado as states? - the Union needed Nevada's silver 2. President Abraham Lincoln appointed the first Territorial Go