Montains Men and Indians: Friends or Foes?
A number of ideas to show whether the Mountain Men (MM) were friendly to the Indians or caused harm to the. It also gives some examples too.
- Created by: amywinnie
- Created on: 18-05-14 12:34
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- Mountain Men & Indians: friends or foes?
- Both expert trackers & hunters, knew ways of animals & uses of plants
- Began to discover the destruction of Indian life
- Sometimes worked together but sometimes fought
- Blackfoot Nation were dangerous
- Shoshone Nation were friendlier
- Examples of FRIENDS
- Jim Bridger
- 3 Indian wives in succession
- Jim Beckwith
- Became Indian Cheif
- Jim Bridger
- Many MM married Indian Women
- MM discovered firearms, alcohol, smallpox & STD's
- Some comfort & support
- In general nothing was gained by the Indians from the MM
- Examples of FOES
- Jeremiah Johnson, Killed every Indian he saw
- Said that an Indian killed & scalped his pregnant wife
- Jeremiah Johnson, Killed every Indian he saw
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