The Mountain Men

1. The Mountain Men Unit 3: Chapter 4The Great Encounter

2. This is a no gum class. Please dispose of it properly! Bell Activity • Your words are “pelt” and “cache” • Find the word on your yellow study guide and complete the following information for the word. • Find the definition using a glossary. • Use your own knowledge and experience to complete the rest of the definition. • Where should your backpack be?

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7. History Objective – We will examine the role the Mountain Men (fur trappers) played in exploring Utah & the contributions they made. Behavior Objective – Work ethic: Stay on-task during the lesson and take good notes. Language Objective – We will listen for important information to include in our notes. Today we will learn…

8. Around the time when… • Dominguez and Escalante are exploring Utah, a trade is growing in popularity and profitability in the East. • Many fur trappers were exploring the interior of the North America hunting for more pelts.

10. Who were the Mountain Men? • These fur trappers come from a variety of backgrounds. • English • French • Spanish • Indian • African Americans • Etc. • As the animals they hunted became more scarce in the East, they moved west into the Rocky Mountains where they become known as Mountain Men.

11. Fur Trappers • Some trappers were traders, who bartered with the Native Americans for pelts. • Others worked for trading companies, like the Hudson Bay Company. • Still others were independent trappers, who sold their pelts at rendezvous.

12. Surviving in the Wilderness • About 3,000 men, and a few women & kids, went west to trap. • They dressed like and often lived with Native American tribes. • It was not an easy life.

13. Caches • The trappers would tend their traps in the fall, winter, and spring. • If they had too many furs, they would bury them in a cache. • Cache Valley was a popular place to deposit furs & supplies.

14. Cache • This is a reconstruction of a cache at a museum.

15. Rendezvous • During a rendezvous a trapper would sell his goods and get supplies for the coming year. • It was also a time to cut loose and have fun. • One of these rendezvous was held in Cache Valley.

17. Trapper-Indian Conflicts • Sometimes the trappers would get along well with Native tribes. • Many spent the winter with the local Indians, and even married Indian women. • However, the trappers were disturbing the Natives way of life and sometimes would attack them and take their supplies. • Historians used to say that the Mountain Men were a positive influence in the west. Now they take a more balanced approach, noting how they benefited the colonies but hurt the Indians.

18. Reading for Important Information • We are going to read about several famous mountain men who worked or traveled through Utah. • After reading about each mountaineer, discuss him with your group and decide what is the most important and memorable thing about that person. • Write that information on your study guide. (You will be quizzed on this information so take your time.) • Jedediah Smith • Peter Skene Ogden • Jim Bridger • James Beckwourth • Etienne Provost • Antoine Robidoux • Joseph R. Walker

19. Jed Smith • 1) • 2) • 3) • 4) • 5)

20. Jed Smith

21. Jed Smith • 1) • 2) • 3) • 4) • 5)

22. Fur Trappers in Utah • Read each of the biographies of the other trappers who lived and worked in Utah. • Discuss what you read with your table group. Pick the three most important and unique details about that trapper. • Narrow your choices down to the top two, then write your answers on your study guide for question 22.

23. Mountain Men Peter Skene Ogden Jim Bridger 1) 2) 3) • 1) • 2) • 3)

24. Mountain Men James Beckworth Etienne Provost 1) 2) 3) • 1) • 2) • 3)

25. Mountain Men Antoine Robidoux Joseph Walker 1) 2) 3) • 1) • 2) • 3)

26. Mountain Man ReviewMatch the explorer to the deed. • ___ Fathers Dominguez and Excalante • ___ Peter Skene Ogden • ___ Jedediah Smith • ___ William H. Ashley • ___ Etienne Provost • ___ Joseph R Walker • ___ Antoine Robidoux • ___ Jim Bridger • ___ John C. Fremont • ___ James Beckworth • ___ John Gunnison • A. • B. • C. • D. • E. • F • G. • H. • I. • J. • K.

27. This is a no gum class. Please dispose of it properly! Bell Activity • Your words are “barter” and “rendezvous” • Find the word on your yellow study guide and complete the following information for the word. • Find the definition using a glossary. • Use your own knowledge and experience to complete the rest of the definition. • Where should your backpack be?

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32. This is a no gum class. Please dispose of it properly! Bell Activity • Read the selection in the yellow folder titled “The Difference Between a Hired and a Free Trapper”. Then answer question 21 on your study guide. • If you finish early, work on another part of your study guide. • Where should your backpack be?