Important People #1
Person who is credited with discovering Yellowstone
John Colter
Yearly celebration of a successful trapping season; trappers primarily traded their pelts here.
Rendezvous
Resistant to damage from liquid.
Waterproof
Woman famous for helping Lewis and Clark
Sacajawea
Legendary fur trapper, scout, and mountain man who played a large role in exploring the American West.
Jim Bridger
Fur trader that is credited with discovering South Pass
Robert Stuart
Town in Wyoming named after a famous mountain man/trapper.
Laramie
The oil that beavers used to become waterproof.
Castor
Famous tourist attraction and national park in North Wyoming.
Yellowstone
Missionary who played a huge role in Christianity (specifically Catholicism) in Wyoming.
Father DeSmet
Pair of explorers tasked with traveling the Louisiana Purchase
Lewis and Clark
Acquisition of a large piece of land; bought from the French Republic
Louisiana Purchase
Animal hunted and trapped to provide materials for the latest fashion trend during the time.
beaver
Why did being a mountain man slowly become a less popular job?
Education got better, the job was dangerous, there was less exploring to be done, beavers population became smaller and smaller, better jobs were available, etc.
One of the first women to cross the continental divide at South Pass
Eliza Spalding
Missionary that traveled through Wyoming in 1834
Jason Lee
A place that made travel through the Rocky Mountains much easier.
South Pass
Religion that teaches following Jesus Christ.
Christianity
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One of the first women to cross the continental divide at South Pass.
Narcissa Whitman
French/Canadian explorer who traveled and settled in Wyoming around 1815
Jacques LaRamie
The search for this place was a goal of Lewis and Clark's expedition; they hoped it would create a route for them to reach the Pacific Ocean.
Northwest Passage
A trend
French man who translated for Lewis and Clark
Toussaint Charbonneau
Pair of men who explored Wyoming and South Dakota
Verendrye Brothers