Who? First non-Native Americans to enter Utah Spanish explorers Hopes of silver Explore Colorado River Eventually expand Spanish power What were they looking for?

Santa Fe, NM North to Colorado West through SE Utah near Monticello, the La Sal Mountains, and Moab

Indian Information. Information on the terrain. Information on Resources available.

Who? Catholic Priests Francisco Dominquez & Silvestre Escalante Soldiers, mapmaker, translators, servants Better route from Santa Fe (New Mexico) to the California coast What were they looking for?

Saw that land was good for living on Established missions and presidios Introduced American Indians to Christianity Introduced European way of life and learned how to get food from American Indians Created maps of the area and acted as guides

Who? Trappers What were they looking for? Animal pelts – beaver, muskrat, etc. seeking to make their fortune. Individual Freedom: no laws to follow. Looking for adventure.

Set up trading posts Positive and negative interactions with American Indians Mapped most of today’s Utah which opened up the West to settlers Introduced guns and other tools to American Indians Brought horses to some American Indian groups

Who? Government explorers What were they looking for? Fremont – water route from Great Salt Lake to California, route for the railroad Powell – explore previously unmapped areas, collect rock, plant, animal samples

More accurate maps of Utah Scientific/geographical data Fought for conservation