WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
WESTWARD EXPANSION
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By explaining to reporters gold is easy to find.
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By returning to the East extremely rich.
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By telling stories of beautiful land, abundant resources, and mild climate.
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They described the ease and speed of moving west.
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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: -The purpose of rendezvous was to trade beaver pelts for goods that were needed in the mountains by both the trappers and Native Peoples. Blankets, guns, powder and lead, knives, kettles and pots, cloth, food and spices, whiskey and such items were brought out to trade.
Detailed explanation-3: -Explorers and Guides The mountain men were pioneers in charting the unknown territory west of the frontier. They found passes across the mountains and were familiar with the perils that could be found along the trails.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.