Mountian Men
Trails
Mormon
Indians
Landmarks
100
A type of fur that was used for hats and drove trappers west after they wiped out the population of the animal in the east.
What is beaver fur?
100
This was the most well know trail and used trail.
What is the Oregon Trail?
100
Mormons had many of these.
What are wives?
100
The natives were this feeling to the pioneers.
What is nice and helpful?
100
This was the first town the pioneers stopped at.
What is Independence, Missouri?
200
An annual event where fur traders sold and bought fur to make money in the frontier.
What is the Rendezvous?
200
This trail went south and involved trading with mexican miners.
What is the Santa Fe Trail?
200
Mormons settled in this state.
What is Utah?
200
Newspapers reported this about Indians.
What are massacres?
200
This mountain range killed the most pioneers.
What are the Rocky Mountains?
300
Britain and America gave this to mountian men.
What are jobs?
300
The Oregon Trail was this long.
2000 miles/3200 km
300
This person started the Mormon Church
Who is Joseph Smith?
300
Indians did this to help the pioneers.
What is trading food and items?
300
This region was home to the most Indians were located.
What is the Great Plains?
400
He created the American Fur Company.
Who is John Jacob Astor?
400
The most common form of transportion was this.
What were wagons?
400
Mormons were pushed out of this state
What is Missouri?
400
Indians also helped pioneers by being this.
What are messengers and guides?
400
Not the Oregon Trail, but another trail used by pioneers.
What is Santa Fe?
500
The beaver fur ended when it became out of style in this year.
What happened in 1840?
500
This was the most common animal pulling wagons.
What are oxen?
500
The Book of Mormon is based off of these.
What are golden tablets?
500
Most Indians were in this region.
What are the Great Plains?
500
This was the destination for most of the pioneers?
What is Oregon?
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