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why did Marcus Whitman make his way west?
To join a caravan of fur traders and travel west. The combined group arrived at the fur-traders' annual rendezvous on July 6.
were the caravan of fur traders travelling with whitman going west to be missionaries, too?
The group already consided of missionaries
were the caravan of fur traders travelling with whitman able to help people out west?
In the west, Whitman farmed and provided medical care, while Narcissa set up a school for the Native American children.

Question: were they rewarded for all their help?
Self-contained rewrite: were whitman and narcissa rewarded for all their help?