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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.
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∙ 13y agomountain men and fur traders helped to colonize the western territories by blazing trails through difficult terrain.
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The pan-Indian resistance movement focused its efforts on?
uniting Indian opposition to white settlement in the West.
Where did the homestead act open land to farming?
The West
When did the wild west start?
1800 to 1930. Mountain Men were the only people there from 1800 to 1860
A bit of cursive sealed his fate and spoiled his plan to open west point's gate to the british?
Benedict Arnold
In what ways were native Americans impacted by settlers moving west?
The settlement in the west affected the native Americans that lived there because once us Americans kept on pushing west after making Ohio a state we pushed into new areas .we settled in the territory of Indiana and other lands further west and the tide of settlement had a grave impact on native Americans like exposing them to disease's such as small pox,measles,and influenza killed thousands of them.and settlers took over a large part of there hunting grounds.took the forest for there farming. native Americans tradition,pover,home,life,and population declined.and that's how the settlement in the west affected the native Americans)
How did the transcontinental railroad open up the the west for settlement?
yes
What settlement did Lewis and Clark expedition open up?
The Lewis and Clark expedition opened up the West for settlement. :]
How did mountain men help to open up the west?
They pushed away from North
How did mountain men help open up the west?
They pushed away from North
A mountain man who helped open wagon trails to the west?
Jedediah Smith
What information helped mountain men open the west?
The Mountain men's explorations provided Americans with some of the earliest firsthand knowledge of the Far West. p.s. this is Taylor lol :)
When was West Settlement Methodist Church created?
West Settlement Methodist Church was created in 1832.
What mountain chain challened explorers and pioneers who crossed the open plains to travel father west?
rocky moutains
How did the settlement in the west affect the Native American who lived there?
Many Native Americans were killed and displaced during the settlement of Caucasians in the west.
When was Mountain West Energy created?
Mountain West Energy was created in 2005.
When was Mountain West Conference created?
Mountain West Conference was created in 1999.
What colonies were surrounded by what mountain on the west?
the colonies were surrounded by what mountain range on the west
