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Trappers and Traders: Pioneering the Westward Expansion

The westward movement in America attracted diverse groups, from trappers to adventurers, each drawn by the prospects of opportunity and adventure beyond the Mississippi River. Key figures like John C. Fremont, who embodied the spirit of Manifest Destiny, believed in the nation's right to expand to the Pacific. Trappers, known as mountain men, gained vital skills and knowledge of the terrain, later guiding settlers west. The emergence of trade routes like the Santa Fe Trail, blazed by William Becknell, further fueled this migration, inspiring many Americans to seek new beginnings in Texas, New Mexico, and California.

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Trappers and Traders: Pioneering the Westward Expansion

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  1. Chapter 14 Section 1 Trappers and Traders Blaze the Way

  2. Westward Movement Few American explorers and adventurers were moving beyond the Mississippi River into the Louisiana Territory and farther. Gradually many different kinds of people drifted into the West-Americans, Germans, French, and others. They were trappers, farmers, adventurers, and some were isolationists. The story of the West is one of possibilities, danger, and diversity.

  3. Expansionists Army officer John C. Fremont, his wife Jessie, and her father, Thomas Hart Benton, were eager expansionists. expansionists- people who believe that their country’s prosperity depends on the enlarging the territory.

  4. John C. Fremont

  5. Manifest Destiny The view of expansionism came to be known as Manifest Destiny. Manifest Destiny- the idea that Americans had the right to expand to the Pacific Ocean. Some people argued that by expanding the nation to the Pacific Coast, Americans could fulfill the dreams of Christopher Columbus.

  6. Trappers and Traders The reports of Lewis and Clark’s expedition drew Americans to the Far West. The year after Lewis and Clark’s return, Manuel Lisa, a Spanish American Trader ventured west for fur. Other fur companies followed. The trappers were known as mountain men.

  7. Manuel Lisa

  8. Mountain Men Mountain men worked alone or in small groups. Mountain men learned Indian skills and knowledge of the area and trails. Mountain men did not only trap animals for their fur. Later on mountain men guided settlers west due to their knowledge of trails.

  9. Mountain Men

  10. Santa Fe Trail After Mexico won its independence from Spain in 1821, it opened Santa Fe to American trade. William Becknell blazed the Santa Fe Trail. Becknell was a Missouri trader, having blazed a route that stretched 800 miles. Becknell is known as the Father of the Santa Fe Trail. The trail went from Independence, Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico

  11. William Becknell

  12. Santa Fe Trail

  13. Americans move West The stories of the Santa Fe traders, like those of the mountain men, encouraged Americans to move west. They led immigrants to believe that they could move into Texas, New Mexico, and California with little risk.

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