Listen to the song “Sweet Betsy from Pike.” Then, answer these questions:
1. What is the mood of the song’s melody?
2. Where is Sweet Betsy going?
3. What reasons or motives might she have for making this journey?
4. What hardships did she face along the way?
5. Why would Sweet Betsy—and pioneers like those in the painting at the beginning of Lesson 16 in the Student Text—be willing to risk such hardships?
6. What kind of legacies do you think such pioneers might have left behind?
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2. Sweet Betsy is going with her lover, Ike, to California. They must have set out on the Gold Rush to overcome the potato famine in Pike County.

3. The motives for making this journey might include:

Escaping from famine
Being bound to her lover
Exploring an opportunity to become prosperous.

4. It was very agonizing for Sweet Betsy and Ike to cross the prairie, making mountainous and treacherous journeys across desert lands to reach California. The hardships included:

Hunger and starvation
Probable death
Attacks from savage animals and Indians.

5. Risking such hardships by pioneers like Sweet Betsy was essential for continued survival amidst threatening famine and difficult circumstances.

Thus, the song "Sweet Betsy from Pike" remains an American ballad chronicling the trials of a pioneer named Betsy and her lover, Ike, from Pike County to California during the Gold-Rush era.

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