Trailblazing West

Question 1

Who were Mountain Men?

Answer 1

A type of people who were

1. Rugged
2. Loners - but did also wrok in goups of about 20 men
3. Adventurous

Question 2

What are two examples of Mountain Men?

Answer 2

1. Jedediah Smith

2. Jim Beckwourth

Question 3

What were the main purposes of Mountain Men?

Answer 3

1. Business

2. Explore new territories

Question 4

What types of business did Mountain Men conduct?

Answer 4

1. Fur Trade
   A. Beaver pelts for hats
   B. Buffalo hides for clothes
2. Land Speculation
   A. People bought land out west to divide into smaller sections and resell for profit
   B. Sell to farmers, manufacturers, etc.

Question 5

Where did Mountain Men and eastern traders meet to exchange furs for wealth?

Answer 5

Independence, Missouri

Question 6

What is Trailblazing?

Answer 6

Mountain Men found passages over Rocky Mountains which allowed settlers to move westward to the Oregon Territory.

Question 7

Who found the South Pass?

Answer 7

Jedediah Smith

Question 8

What is the Santa Fe Trail?

Answer 8

1. A trail that leads from Missouri to Santa Fe (presently New Mexico)
2. Opened by William Becknell, a hardware store owner, who wanted to make profit selling cloth and china

Question 9

What is the name of the covered wagons used along the trails out west?

Answer 9

Conestoga wagons

Question 10

What was the Purpose of the Oregon Trail?

Answer 10

1. To settle the new Oregon Territory
2. To convert natives to Christianity
3. Land of Plenty

Question 11

Who were the missionaries that were converting natives to Christianity?

Answer 11

Marcus and Narcissa Williams

Question 12

How far is it from Independence, Missouri to Oregon?

Answer 12

2000 miles

Question 13

What were some of the hardships faced along the Orgeon Trail?

Answer 13

1. Accidents
2. Malaria - “camp fever”
3. Harsh weather causing travelers to get caught in the mountains and possible cannibalism

Question 14

What is polygamy?

Answer 14

Allowing a man to have multiple wives

Question 15

Who was Joseph Smith?

Answer 15

1. Founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. (Mormons)
2. Killed in 1840 in Illinois by anti-Mormon mob.

Question 16

Who became the leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints after John Smith was killed?

Answer 16

Brigham Young

Question 17

When did the Mormon community move west?

Answer 17

1847

Question 18

Where did the Mormon community settle?

Answer 18

Present day Utah

Question 19

What was the Mormon settlement called?

Answer 19

Great Salt Lake

Question 20

What are three reasons people traveled west?

Answer 20

1. To sell items to make a profit
2. To settle the “Land of Plenty”
3. Religious Freedom