One of the important geographical landmarks along the trail was chimney rock. why was this landmark significant? a. in order for travelers to stay on schedule and avoid the winter weather later in the trail, they needed to arrive at the rock by the fourth of july. b. travelers would write their names on the rock. c. it signified the arrival into the oregon territory. d. it signaled the end of prairies and the steep and rugged terrain that lie ahead.

this landmark was important because

D. It signaled the end of prairies and the steep and rugged terrain that lie ahead.

answer: i looked it up

explanation: in 1955 in montgomery, alabama, a girl refused to give up her seat on a public bus. the girl was black, and the passenger looking to take her seat was white. this is a familiar tale, but it's not about rosa parks. the girl in the story is a 15-year-old high school student named claudette colvin, and this act of defiance occurred nine months before rosa parks did the same thing. colvin was arrested, and her case is what led to the u.s. supreme court's order for the desegregation of alabama's bus system. so, why don't we know colvin's name? "later i had a child born out of wedlock; i became pregnant when i was 16," colvin says. "and i didn't fit the image either, of, you know, someone they would want to show off.