Chapter 4 The Great Encounter

Spanish Trail: This trail went through Utah on its way from Santa Fe to Los Angeles.

The Spanish Trail

Father Escalante: Spanish priest who came to find a better route from Santa Fe to Monterey.

Father Escalante

What was happening in Philadelphia at the same time as the Spanish was exploring Utah?

Declaration of Independence is signed.

The Mountain Men

Rendezvous: A planned gathering of trappers and traders.

Trading Post: A place where Mountain Men can pick up supplies such as knives, blankets, and moccasins.

Peter Skene Ogden: The city of Ogden and the Ogden River is named after him.

Peter Skene Ogden

Jedediah Smith: He was the first to travel across Utah’s length. Showed that no rivers flowed from the Great Salt Lake to the Pacific Ocean.

Jedediah Smith

James Beckwourth: African American trapper who wrote a book about his life.

James Beckwourth

Jim Bridger: First to discover the Great Salt Lake.

Jim Bridger

Etienne Provost: City of Provo and Provo River are named after him.

Etienne Provost

John C. Fremont: U.S. government explorer whose maps and notes later helped the pioneers.

John C. Fremont

John W. Gunnison: Came to survey a possible route for the transcontinental railroad.

John W. Gunnison

Trapping

Cache: A hiding place for treasures such as beaver pelts.

Beaver: The main reasons trappers came to the west.