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Yes, mountain men were originally trappers which trapped beavers. Later they started mining when the Gold rush hit.
note: The Mountain Men were the first sniper's used in the revolution.
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Who was the fur trappers in the west?
They were called Mountain Men
What group was among the most successful in adapting to the Native Americans understanding of trade?
I am certain it was - the mountain men / fur trappers.
What were the first Americans to move into the far west?
The earliest to go west were the fur trappers. They were following the small animals that they trapped for their pelts.
Who was First white settler?
The first people into the West were the mountain men. These were the fur trappers who followed the animals for pelts and kept going further West as the animals were given became harder to find. Many of these men lived with various tribes and went into places like Yosemite before anyone else.
What was the country that produced the most successful fur traders and trappers?
France
Who was the fur trappers in the west?
They were called Mountain Men
Mountain men made their living as?
fur trappers
How did mountain men make a living?
fur trappers
Fur traders and trappers who lived west of the rocky mountains and in the pacific northwest?
Mountain men
What were fur trappers and traders who blazed trails in the west called?
Coureurs de bois.
Who guided US Army officers as they explored US?
Native American guides, fur trappers and mountain men.
What group was among the most successful in adapting to the Native Americans understanding of trade?
I am certain it was - the mountain men / fur trappers.
What are mountain men?
NOT MINERS but fur traders. trappers like jeremiah johnson, jedediah smith and kit carson. they hunted beavers for their fur thanks to a beaver hat fashion trend in Europe.
Was fur traders and trappers who traveled to the rocky mountains and paciffic northwest were called Mormons?
No. The Mormons are a religious group who settled in the Rocky Mountain area around the same time as the fur trappers.
What mountain man married a shoshone woman named flying dawn?
Where was a big fair where trappers sold there fur
What caused the fur trade to almost come to a stop?
The main cause is the over hunting of the fur animals trapped for the trade. Fur trappers were so good at catching/trapping the animals that they killed off the population of animals in the areas where they hunted. This is also one reason the fur trappers kept going west as the animal population in the east diminished. This meant that the some of the first Europeans in the mountains of the west were trappers who later became the men who lead others through the mountain passes for settlement of the west.
How did mountain men open the west for later settlement?
The first people into the West were the mountain men. These were the fur trappers who followed the animals for pelts and kept going further West as the animals were given became harder to find. Many of these men lived with various tribes and went into places like Yosemite before anyone else.
