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The Mountain Men
Unit 3: Chapter 4
The Great Encounter
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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.
Then work on questions 13-17, 29-31
Where should your backpack be?
Does your work look something like
this?
Word:
pelt
My Understanding: 4 3 2 1
Definition:
Draw a picture of it:
Sentence:
Synonym/
Example:
Antonym/NonExample:
Does your work look something like
this?
Word:
pelt
My Understanding: 4 3 2 1
Definition: an animal skin with the fur Draw a picture of it:
still on it
Sentence: Mountain Men trapped
animals, like beaver, for their pelts.
Synonym/
Example: skin,
fur, hide
Antonym/NonExample:
meat, leather
Does your work look something like
this?
Word:
cache
My Understanding: 4 3 2 1
Definition:
Draw a picture of it:
Sentence:
Synonym/
Example:
Antonym/NonExample:
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this?
Word:
cache
My Understanding: 4 3 2 1
Definition: a hiding place in the ground Draw a picture of it:
Sentence: Mountain Men hid their
supplies in holes in the ground called
caches.
Synonym/
Example: hoard,
storage
Antonym/NonExample:
exposed, not hidden
Today we will learn…
• History Objective –
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We will examine the
role the Mountain Men
(fur trappers) played in
exploring Utah & the
contributions they made.
Language Objective –
We will listen for
important information
to include in our
notes.
• Behavior Objective – Work ethic: Stay on-task
during the lesson and take good notes.
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.
Who were the Mountain Men?
• These fur trappers come
from a variety of
backgrounds.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Cache
• This is a
reconstruction of a
cache at a
museum.
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.
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.
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
Jed Smith
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Jed Smith
Jed Smith
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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.
Mountain Men
Peter Skene Ogden
• 1)
Jim Bridger
• 1)
• 2)
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• 3)
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Mountain Men
James Beckworth
• 1)
Etienne Provost
• 1)
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Mountain Men
Antoine Robidoux
• 1)
Joseph Walker
• 1)
• 2)
• 2)
• 3)
• 3)
Mountain Man Review
Match the explorer to the deed.
1. ___ Fathers Dominguez
and Excalante
2. ___ Peter Skene Ogden
3. ___ Jedediah Smith
4. ___ William H. Ashley
5. ___ Etienne Provost
6. ___ Joseph R Walker
7. ___ Antoine Robidoux
8. ___ Jim Bridger
9. ___ John C. Fremont
10. ___ James Beckworth
11. ___ John Gunnison
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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?
Does your work look something like
this?
Word:
barter
My Understanding: 4 3 2 1
Definition:
Draw a picture of it:
Sentence:
Synonym/
Example:
Antonym/NonExample:
Does your work look something like
this?
Word:
barter
My Understanding: 4 3 2 1
Definition:
Draw a picture of it:
Sentence:
Synonym/
Example: trade,
bargain, haggle
Antonym/NonExample: buy or sell
Does your work look something like
this?
Word:
rendezvous
Definition:
Draw a picture of it:
Sentence:
Synonym/
Example:
My Understanding: 4 3 2 1
Antonym/NonExample:
Does your work look something like
this?
Word:
rendezvous
Definition: a gathering place where
trappers sold furs, bought supplies, and
socialized.
Sentence: The second rendezvous held
in the Rocky Mountains took place in
Cache Valley.
Synonym/
Antonym/NonExample: party; Example: solitary,
meeting, gathering alone; small group
My Understanding: 4 3 2 1
Draw a picture of it:
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” in the yellow folder. Then
answer question 20 on your study
guide.
• If you finish early, work on another
incomplete part of your study guide.
Where should your backpack be?
Agenda
• Finish reading and writing about the Mountain
Men in Utah (76-77). Complete question 21 on
your study guide.
• Work with your group to read pages 74, 78-79.
Then answer questions 13-19 and 22-28. Then
answer 29-31 using the Fact or Opinion
reading.
• Finish any other incomplete sections of the
questions with your notes and/or book. You will
be turning in your notes today so use them
before you lose them!!