Question

module 6 week 1 name: due jan 11, 2021 on the beckwourth trail by richard stull james beckwourth stood looking out over the land. before him lay the sierra nevada mountains. california lay on the other side. his job was to lead a wagon train through the mountains. the year was 1851. the travelers were part of the california gold rush. they all hoped to find gold and become rich. they had hired james to guide them. james knew the way. in fact, he had discovered the trail through the mountains. james also knew that the travelers undoubtedly needed a guide. without one, they were sure to get lost. read & respond why would travelers get lost without a guide? make inferences

Explanation:

The text is about James Beckwourth guiding travelers during the California Gold Rush through the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The travelers were unfamiliar with the mountainous terrain (as James had discovered the trail and they needed his guidance), so without a guide who knew the way, they would struggle to navigate the complex mountain paths and get lost.

Answer:

The travelers would get lost without a guide because the terrain was the Sierra Nevada Mountains, which was complex and unfamiliar to them. James Beckwourth was the one who had discovered the trail through the mountains, and without his knowledge of the path, the travelers (who were part of the California Gold Rush and focused on finding gold, not on knowing the mountain trails) lacked the necessary information to navigate through the mountains successfully.