Mountain Men
Mountain men most often trapped this kind of animal.
This person invented a plow that cut through the tough prairie sod (and farm equipment today is still named after him)
Who is John Deere?
This is a kind of cattle named for something on their head.
What are longhorns?
Another word for trading goods without using money.
What is bartering?
This mountain man explored more of the west than any other in his time.
Who is Jededia Smith?
Pioneers families made this household item from ashes and animal fat.
What is soap?
This vehicle carries supplies and provisions.
What is a chuckwagon?
This kind of horse shares its name with a brand of luxury cars.
What is a mustang?
According to legend, this mountain man was captured by the Blackfoot tribe and escaped their gauntlet.
Mountain men nicknamed this area "Colter's Hell."
What is Yellowstone?
What is a wagon tarpaulin?
This is the number of horses each cowboy needed.
What is eight?
A type of pancake (and a show on Cartoon Network).
This person served as chief guide for John C Fremont's mapping expeditions.
Who is Kit Carson?
These are the kinds of clothes mountain men typically wore. (Need at least 2 out of 3.)
What are buckskin shirts, moccasins, or distinctive hats?
In this kind of school, pioneer students learned by memorizing and repeating what the teacher said.
What is blab school?
This is how long a cattle drive lasted.
What is three months?
What is a trail boss?
This famous mountain man left Hugh Glass to die alone.
Who is Jim Bridger?
This was the price range that mountain men typically sold pelts for. (In today's money, the price range is between $140 and $390.)
What is between $4 and $9?
What are quilting bees and corn-husking bees?
These are the kinds of food cowboys generally ate on the trail. (Need 2 out of 3.)
What are beans, sourdough bread, or wild animals?
Another name for a horse trainer.
What is a bronco buster?
This famous black mountain man lived with the Crow Indians and fought with them against the Blackfoot and Cheyenne tribes.
Who is Jim Beckwourth?