Question

Who was William Becknell?

Leader of a wagon train that blazed what became the Oregon Trail

Leader of a wagon train that blazed what became the Santa Fe Trail

A missionary who sought to serve the Cayuse Indians in Oregon

A famous mountain man who was once scalped by a grizzly bear

Answer 1

B - William Becknell was the leader of a wagon train that blazed what became of the Santa Fe Trail.

William Becknell is given crdit for opening the Santa Fe Trail in 1821 that connected Independence Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico.