Famous people
This man was not technically the first to discover the Americas, that honor goes to Leif Erickson, however this man came to the Americas and initiated the exploration and colonization of Native lands by European hands
Christopher Columbus
This party would go along the Hastings Cutoff and endure a brutal winter and resorted themselves to cannibalism
Donner-Reed party
This Trail was know as very dangerous and is known for a party who resorted to cannibalism while on it
Hastings Cutoff
These two groups of Spaniards came after Columbus
Conquistadors and Priests
John C. Fremont would be known as a what in school
This man was well know for exploring the American West and mapping it out. He would be known throughout history as the "Pathfinder"
John C. Fremont
What did John C. Fremont endure during his stay in Parowan
A brutal winter
What did the Army of Topographical Engineers do
draw maps, write records, and use instruments to explore the American West
These were military posts controlled by a governor and used to protect priests and other settlers from Indian attack.
Presidios
Fremont thought these 2 lakes were the same
GSL and Utah Lake
This woman was a talented writer and would not only make her husband, John C. Fremont famous, but made countless people interested in going West
Jessie Benton Fremont
Double Jeopardy
Which two parties were led by Lansford Hastings
1) Harlan-Young group
2) James Mather party
This term meant the divinely ordained “Right” or Duty to spread American Culture and control all the way to the Pacific ocean.
Manifest Destiny
These were a place where the priests and Indians built a church and other buildings.
Missions
When was Fremont's 1st expedition
1842
These two would lead an expedition west by way of the Hastings Cutoff and their party would meet a terrible fate
James Reed and George Donner
What division of the Army did John C. Fremont join
Army Corps of Topographical Engineers
This term is the belief that in the superiority of one’s own ethnic group or culture
Ethnocentricity
Early explorers came for 3 things
God, Gold, and Glory
After exploring Utah, what did he described it as
A garden
This man would be the first to coin the term "Manifest Destiny" in a newspaper in 1845
John O'Sullivan
What did John C. Fremont teach before joining the Army
Math
This term refers to mountain men as hunters of beavers
Trapper
Why did Columbus sail the ocean blue in 1492
To establish a quicker route to Asia
A railroad passage