Chapter 9 - Section 2 Flashcards
1
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William Becknell
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Led a wagon train filled with merchandise from Independence,Missouri,to Santa Fe, New Mexico. The route stretched for about 800 miles.
2
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John Jacob Astor
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A German immigrant, sent the first American fur-trading expedition to Oregon. Astor established the American Fur Company in 1808 at Fort Astor, now Astoria, Oregon. Astor’s expedition consisted of two groups. The first group sailed South America and up the Pacific coast. The second group raveled across the continent, using information that had been recorded by Lewis and Clark.
3
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Mountain men
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Fur trappers of the northwest
4
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Rendezvous
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A meeting where the trappers would trade furs for supplies
5
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Marcus and Narcissa
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Whitman see up a mission in Oregon to serve the Cayuse Indians
