Nevada Our Home Chapter 4

Which country owned much of the western United States in the early 1800s?

• Canada

• Italy

• France

• Spain

Who was most likely the first European to see Nevada?

• Father Garces

• Daniel Boone

• John C Freemont

• Father Escalante

What were the first explorers looking for in Nevada?

• oil

• gold nuggets

• fur pelts

• horses

A grizzly attack left this man without one ear.

• John C Freemont

• Jedediah Smith

• Peter Ogden

• Father Garces

Which of the following is NOT true of mountain men?

• They hunted for long periods in the mountain.

• They joined native tribes and married native women.

• They all became friends with all the natives.

• They lived off the land and made shelters in the mountains.

Match the term with the meaning.

Jim Beckwourth

• counldn't read or write; spoke many languages

• battle with Paiutes caused many problems

• wrote about beaver in the Humboldt River

• became a chief of the Crow Indians

• "Pathfinder" who made many maps

Match the term with the meaning.

Peter Ogden

• counldn't read or write; spoke many languages

• battle with Paiutes caused many problems

• wrote about beaver in the Humboldt River

• became a chief of the Crow Indians

• "Pathfinder" who made many maps

Match the term with the meaning.

Joseph Walker

• counldn't read or write; spoke many languages

• battle with Paiutes caused many problems

• wrote about beaver in the Humboldt River

• became a chief of the Crow Indians

• "Pathfinder" who made many maps

Match the term with the meaning.

Kit Carson

• counldn't read or write; spoke many languages

• battle with Paiutes caused many problems

• wrote about beaver in the Humboldt River

• became a chief of the Crow Indians

• "Pathfinder" who made many maps

Match the term with the meaning.

John C. Fremont

• counldn't read or write; spoke many languages

• battle with Paiutes caused many problems

• wrote about beaver in the Humboldt River

• became a chief of the Crow Indians

• "Pathfinder" who made many maps