William D. Brown ran the Lone Tree Ferry to shuttle settlers across this river, where Alfred D. Jones led a “Claim Club” to protect squatters. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this river. The Union Pacific company began building a project westward from this river and is headquartered in another city across this river.
ANSWER: Missouri River
[10e] Union Pacific built the portion of this project from Council Bluffs through Omaha to Promontory Summit, where it joined the Central Pacific at the Golden Spike.
ANSWER: Transcontinental Railroads [accept Pacific Railroad or Overland Route; accept First Transcontinental Railroad; accept railway in place of “railroad”; prompt on railroad or railway]
[10m] This group founded Kanesville, the predecessor to Council Bluffs, and had Winter Quarters in Omaha along a namesake “Trail.” This group was expelled by Missouri’s Executive Order 44.
ANSWER: Mormons [or The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; or LDS; or the Mormon Church; or Mormonism; accept Mormon Trail; prompt on followers of Joseph Smith or followers of Brigham Young]
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