MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE OREGON TRAIL WESTWARD MIGRATION TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN
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Question
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How are Mountain Men important to the American story?
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Mountain Men helped the United States win their independence from Britain.
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Mountain Men gained expert knowledge of the American West that would be used to guide future settlers
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Mountain Men helped relocate Native Americans to make more territory available for U.S. citizens.
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Mountain Men were responsible for improvements in transportation that allowed the United States to expand rapidly.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Hoping to cash in on consumer demand, trappers headed to the mountains and streams of the West. These mountain men provided the United States with a source of commerce as they connected the young republic to the lucrative international fur trade.
Detailed explanation-2: -mountain man, any of the pioneers of the North American Rocky Mountain West who went to that region first as fur trappers. Attracted by the beaver in virgin streams, the trappers became the explorers of the Far West. The most experienced trappers were the French, who were joined by American and Spanish fur traders.
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