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Who were the mountain men |
Mountain men were fur trappers. They roamed the Rocky Mountains trapping beavers and hunting other animals for their fur Blazed trails into heartlands of far west Often spent their entire lives in the mountains Fur was fashionable in |
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What was their life like |
Their life was a struggle for the reasons: The climate was harsh and the men could easily freeze to death The rockies were full of grizzly bears it was not unusual to see 60 or 50 a day Had to adapt clothing |
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Why were they significant |
They led safely/ mapped out the way for white settlers through the rocky mountains to the west Led future wagon trains through rockies |
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End of the mountain men |
By 1840 the mountain men had moved on Back in the East beaver hats were no longer in fashion |
