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The study of the earth’s physical features.
What is geology?
This man came to hunt in the West. He brought his bed, table, chairs, rugs, bathtub, and didn’t get up until 10:00 a.m.
Who is Sir George Gore?
Person who first thought about an expedition to the West
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
The part-Indian, part-European (usually French) people
Who are the Metis?
a member of a group working independently of the law to stop crime
What is a vigilante?
Occurs on the inland side of a mountain.
What is a rain shadow?
This man was trapping with John Colter when Blackfeet surprised them. He lost his life while Colter ran for his.
Who is John Potts?
More than doubled the size of the United States
What was the Louisiana Purchase?
Earning respect by merely touching an enemy or taking his horse, usually without killing him,
What was counting coup?
The hangman for the Vigilantes in Alder Gulch
Who was John X. Biedler?
A traditional food made of dried meat, fat and berries
What is pemmican?
He built Fort Union at the mouth of the Yellowstone. He had steamboats and built a still to make rotgut whiskey.
Who is John Jacob Astor?
The Lewis and Clark Expedition official name
What was the Corps of Discovery?
In the 1700s two things appeared on the Plains that changed the lives of the Native Americans
What were the horse and guns?
The gang that operated in the Alder Gulch area was known as
Who were the Innocents?
Between tribes
What is intertribal?
This early mountain man traveled over 500 miles, including much of the area of our modern day Yellowstone National Park. He is said to have discovered this wonder.
Who is John Colter?
The Three Forks of the Missouri (name all 3)
What are the Gallatin, Madison and Jefferson?
Reason human history in the Americas is divided into Pre-contact and Post-contact Periods
What was the great changes that occurred after European immigration?
Natural boundary was supposed to be used for Montana’s western border?
What was the Continental Divide?
A tool that measures the angle between two points
What is a sextant?
This man was told not to come back to California, but that did not stop him, he just went the long way around to see what he wanted to see, always washing with soap.
Who was Jedediah Smith?
Sent on as expedition to the Rocky Mountains but became lost when they broke their navigation tools
Who were the La Verendrye Brothers?
The pattern of harvesting various foods according to the season
What is a seasonal round?
The attorney in Alder Gulch who was also a member of the Vigilance Committee?
Who was Wilbur Fisk Sanders?