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Presenting . . . James Beckwourth
Born in 1798, James Beckwourth was a famous African American
mountain man. He worked as a fur trapper, guide, and
translator. He lived among the Crow Indians, where he learned to
speak their language. Around 1850, Beckwourth discovered a
trail through the Sierra Nevada Mountains that was good
enough for wagons. Many settlers and gold miners travelling to
California used his route. The Beckwourth Pass is named for him.
9 The trails and posts used by these explorers and mountain men
guided the pioneers who came to settle the land west of the
Mississippi River. Men, women, and children heading west walked,
pushed handcarts, and rode on horses and in wagons. Few knew how
hard and long the journey would be.
posts Posts were forts or stopping places along the trail where people could
buy supplies.
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“. . . those who will come after us will extend . . .
and fill up the canvas we begin.”—THOMAS JEFFERSON, 1805
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