14. Which best describes the Oregon Trail? 1. It was a single, direct path from Missouri to Oregon.
2. It was difficult to distinguish from older Native American trails that cross-crossed the western states.
3. The name Oregon Trail is inaccurate because it does not actually reach all the way to Oregon.
4. It was a series of trails that splintered off into different directions on the way to Oregon.

"a government in which power is divided between state and national levels". federalism is a system of government in which entities such and state and province, share power with the national government.

although the crusades failed to capture jerusalem, they had several major impacts on western europe. they increased the authority of the king: sometimes nobles died in battle without leaving an heir in which case the king got their land. kings passed taxes to pay for the crusades.

the image shown is not a reliable source. it is not a photograph taken of the event, and it is not a painting created by someone who witnessed the event. the image can be considered yellow journalism because it is sensational and exaggerated. the explosion did not likely cause bodies to fly in the air or create a large fireball, as shown here. the image was created to make the american public angry about the explosion, not to show what actually happened.

the painting is not reliable.

the painting is exaggerated.

the painting is inaccurate.

the painting was created to make the public angry, not to show what really happened.