According to the map, the greatest impediment to people traveling from Illinois to California in the early 1800s was
a) the danger of Indian attack
b) a likelihood of bad weather
c) the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevada Range
d) the failure to cross the Ohio and Tennessee rivers
c) the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevada Range
The northeast corner of Illinois borders Lake Michigan, putting it just to the east of the Mississippi River. In order for someone to travel westward to California in the 19th century, crossing the rivers would be the least of one's worries. The Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada Range (in California) were tremendous obstacles that cost many their lives trying to cross them.
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