Chapter 11 Section 1

-fur traders and trappers who traveled to the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Northwest in the early 1800s

-they helped build trade in the western part of the United States

• -Jedidiah Smith
• -Manuel Lisa
• -Jim Bridger
• -Jim Beckworth

-they traveled the trail b/c they wanted to live in a much more pleasant climate that made it easier for them to grow crops

-shortages of food, water, and supplies

-rough weather and geographic barriers

-occasional indian attacks

-most people on the trail were traders that loaded their wagons up with cloth and other manufactured goods to trade for horses, mules, and silver from Mexican traders in Santa Fe, NM

-blazing hot deserts and climates

-rough mountains

• -Joseph Smith
• -Brigham Young

-they traveled west for religious freedom b/c they were being persecuted for the religious practices and beliefs