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Cause and Effect

  Isaac and Abe changed throughout the story. Those changes are called effects. Look at the effect below and write down what caused it.

Effect:

During the story, Abe changed his views about Native Americans and the environment. List things from the book that caused Abe to think differently.

Cause:

Isaac learned to trust others and become a part of a family. Find incidents in the story that helped him to trust others.

Cause:

Find other examples of causes and effects in the book.

The Barllow Cutoff by William Henry Jackson

The painting above is entitled The Barlow Cutoff by William Henry Jackson. Before Sam Barlow cut this road through timber and down slopes around Mount Hood, emigrants took a different route. What was that route and what caused Barlow to make this new route?