Mountain Men Crossword Puzzle

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Westward Expansion & Industrialization has 25 clues. Answers range from 4 to 13 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

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The Mountain Men were almost constantly in contact with _______________________. --How the Fur Trade Operated
Most of the Mountain Men had little ____________________. -How the Fur Trade Operated
The fur trading company was a well-organized partnership of ________________________. -How the Fur Trade Operated
For winter camp, trappers usually found a secluded, well-watered, timbered valley of ___________________. -How the Fur Trade Operated
A trapper's hiding place for a catch of furs is called a _________________. -How the Fur Trade Operated
A trapper could not well afford the time to carry his furs each year to ____________________. -How the Fur Trade Operated
He was well _____________ and educated in the knowledge of a frontier life. -How the Fur Trade Operated
The Mountain Men's favorite meat was ________________. -How the Fur Trade Operated
The trusted weapon of the Mountain Man was his small-bore, long barreled ________________. -How the Fur Trade Operated
Hispanic authorities arrested some ________________________... -Traders, Trappers, and Mountain Men
_____________ hats became the latest fashion rage. -Traders, Trappers, and Mountain Men
St. Louis became the _________________ point for the Taos Trappers to bring their furs. -Traders, Trappers, and Mountain Men
The Mountain Men busied themselves with other activities and with ________________. -Traders, Trappers, and Mountain Men
During the summer, they often extended the _______________________ into two months. -Traders, Trappers, and Mountain Men
All the while, the Spanish and their __________________ successors... -Traders, Trappers, and Mountain Men
New Mexican traders purchased elk, buffalo, beaver, and other skins from the ____________________ and Utes. -Traders, Trappers, and Mountain Men
The fur _____________ actually reached its peak sometime between 1830 and 1832. -Traders, Trappers, and Mountain Men
_______________ traders from the Northwest also found their way into Utah Territory before the coming of the mountain men. -The Fur Trade
The fur trade in the area that would become ____________ began in earnest in 1824. -The Fur Trade
A notation on the ________________ map described this venture. -The Fur Trade
The rendezvous of 1827 was held as planned at the south end of _____________ Lake. -The Fur Trade
By 1828 ________________ activity in Utah had declined considerably due to the depletion of beaver. -The Fur Trade
In 1833 Kit Carson established a post on the Green River at the mouth of the _____________ River. -The Fur Trade
What problem did the posts in the Uinta Basin face? -The Fur Trade
The _______________________ consisted of three cabins and was named Fort K. -The Fur Trade

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