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Louisiana &
Corps of Discovery
Early Explorers
Fur Trade 1
Fur Trade 2
Contact/Black Robes
100
This was one of the goals of the Corps of Discovery that was not achieved.
Finding the Northwest Passage.
100
Why were early explorers looking for the Northwest Passage?
Water trade routes with Asia.
100
Fur trading companies were looking for:
Beaver Pelts
100
Europeans wanted American beaver pelts because...
There were so few beaver left in Europe.
100
Thousands of Plains Indians died from 1837 to 1840 because of
Small Pox
200
This person's book helped inspire Thomas Jefferson to create the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Alexander McKenzie
200
What was the last part of North America to be mapped and explored?
Montana to the Pacific Ocean
200
Metis were vital to the fur trade because...
They could communicate with Indians and non-Indians
200
Before John Coulter was a fur trapper, he was...
A member of the Corps of Discovery.
200
This group went in search of the Black Robes...
Flathead Delegation
300
Why did Thomas Jefferson desire more land for the United States?
He wanted to create a nation of small farmers.
300
This is where Lewis and Clark spent their first winter:
Ford Mandan
300
Why did fur companies prefer the rendezvous system?
There were not permanent forts
300
How did the fur trade impact population in Montana?
Settlers began to populate the region.
300
The Salish asked priests to come to their country so they could
Fulfill an ancient prophecy and gain their spiritual power.
400
Why did the Shoshone help the Corps of Discovery?
The Chief was Sacagawea's brother.
400
Why was the French Canadian Larocque not allowed to go with the Corps of Discovery?
Lewis did not want other countries represented.
400
Why was there a transition to bison from beavers?
Change in Fashion Industrial need for belts
400
What are the Hudson Bay Co. and the and the North West Co.?
English fur trading companies
400
Missionaries often failed in MT because...
They did not encourage the Native Culture
500
Why did the Blackfeet not pursue Lewis after he shot them?
They were just as scared as he and his men were.
500
How was David Thompson different from other explorers?
He lived in the region and mapped it over a long period.
500
List two of the long term effects of the fur trade on MT.
increased reliance on trade goods introduction of people from different regions profiting from Montana's resources in far-off places
500
How did the fur trade impact Native Americans in Montana?
They became dependent on trade goods.
500
How did the bison slaughter change the lifestyle of the Plains Indians?
baking away their ability to survive without trading