Fur Fathers!
This was commonly known as "Brown Gold" to the Mountain Men.
What is Beaver Fur?
Most miners were looking for this
What is Gold?
Many covered wagon pioneers were trying to get to one of these two places
Where are Oregon and California
These people tried to keep the peace and the town in line
Who were the lawmen?
These are the downsides of the Homestead Act
What is Everyone worked, there were droughts, and there were harsh blizzards.
A tall tale was called this among the mountain men.
What is a yarn?
Some people came to California through this route
What is the Oregon Trail?
One threat of the trail was the fording of these
What are rivers?
This is how many bullets were kept in a gun
What is five?
These people were looking for cheap land
who were Immigrants.
An annual meeting of mountain men selling and trading furs is called this
What is a Rendezvous?
Some people passed through this area on their way to California
Where is Panama?
Many people collected these to start fires
What are Buffalo Chips?
This was a term used to describe a public hanging
What is a necktie party?
Most children were essential for this
What is helping with chores while everyone works
This was the common name for a rifle among Mountain Men language
What is Old Bullthrower?
A brand that gained popularity among miners by using canvas and rivets to make overalls
What is Levi Jeans?
This family took a disastrous detour that led to many people’s deaths and cannibalism
Who was the Donner Party?
This was commonly disregarded by the lawmen/gunfighters
What is a code of ethics?
Railroads were selling land along the railway route for this much
What is $2.50 per acre
This meant a male grizzly in mountain-man language
Who is Old Ephriam?
A group of people that kept the peace in mining camps was called this
Who were Vigilance Committees?
This was a very poisonous plant that killed many horses, livestock, and people on the trail
What is Hemlock?
This was the most famous gunfighter/lawman of this time
e - Who is Wyatt Earp?
this is why some people go west
What is to receive 160 acres of land for free