Mountain Men Video

Study the Mountain Men using Online Video

Use these 5 online educational video titles to meet the true mountain men who roamed America's western mountain ranges and travel with the adventurous gold seekers who flocked to California and other points west. Learn the patterns of exploration of the American interior and the natural resources that have been important reasons for these patterns. Discover what mountain men were and identify characteristics of the group. Outline the history of the trappers, from the trading post era to the development of the rendezvous system. Locate and name some of the major gold strikes and discuss the idea of a "boom town".

Learning Objectives:

• Explain the patterns of exploration of the American interior and the natural resources that have been important reasons for these patterns.
• Describe what mountain men were and identify characteristics of the group.
• Outline the history of the trappers, from the trading post era to the development of the rendezvous system.
• Locate and name some of the major gold strikes and discuss the idea of a "boom town".

• History > American Pioneering Experience > Mountain Men And Gold Seekers
• Introduction (Runtime: 01:34)
• Mountain Men (Runtime: 08:32)
• The Fur Trade (Runtime: 06:04)
• The Gold Rush (Runtime: 03:08)
• Prospectors and Miners (Runtime: 05:14)