Trails West

1. Trails West Thousands of Settlers followed trails through the West to gain land and a chance to make a fortune

2. Key Terms Mountain Man Land Speculator Santa Fe Trail Oregon Trail Mormon Key People Jedediah Smith Jim Beckwourth Brigham Young Key Vocabulary and Key People

3. Furtune 500 • As the East increased their demand for fur Mountain Men like Jedediah Smith and Jim Beckwourth tried to meet the demand • Smith and Beckwourth would trap animals in the far west and sell them for profit • William Henry Ashley established trade sites for trappers to trade fur for money increasing trade • Fur Trade would prosper until the silk trade replaced fur trading

4. You take the High Road and I’ll take the Low Road • As the fur trade increased and animals died out exploration of the west increased • The explorations provided information leading pioneers west along new trails • Jedediah Smith discovered the South Path through the Rockies to make the route west easier to navigate

5. Lets Make a Deal • Most People began to move west to make money with new land • Land Speculators would buy large sections of the Louisiana Territory and sell it off in small plots of land for profit • As Land was sold and people moved west, merchants also moved west to sell goods to the new settlers

6. Unhappy Trails • After Mexico gained independence from Spain the Santa Fe Trail led traders from Missouri to New Mexico to make a profit • The lure of new riches in New Mexico led more traders to the desert region • While traders found the trail through the desert brutal, the chance for profit made the journey worth while • The Journey from Missouri to New Mexico would bring huge profits to settlers each year

7. Oregon….they should have called it Piano-ville • While hundreds of settlers travelled to New Mexico, hundreds more used the Oregon trail to settle into Oregon • As Missionaries sent home reports of the rich Oregon Territory, settlers flocked to Oregon in hopes of becoming wealthy • Thousands of settlers would begin moving to oregon each year

8. More Unhappy Trails Again • The Trail West could be full of Hardships and Fortune • Survival often depended on cooperation so wagon Trains were often formed • Settlers along the trails west faced sickness, fever, and death on the road west

9. An Olympic Movement • While some people moved west to find wealth others, like the Mormons, moved west for religious freedom • Founded by Joseph Smith, the Mormons were seen as immoral to eastern Christians • After Smith was killed Brigham Young moved the Mormons to Utah to find peace • The Mormons would work together to make the desert land of Utah fertile and livable

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