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The Oregon Trail led pioneers to rich farmlands, where they settled.
The California Trail split off from the Oregon Trail at the Rocky Mountains.
The California Trail attracted mainly pioneers seeking gold, especially after 1848.
Mountain men is a term for male
trappers or explorers who lives exclusively in the wilderness. They were popular
and romanticized during the 18th century. They were vital in
settling new territories and opening up new wagon trails that travelled through
the North American Rocky Mountains due to their knowledge in the geography of
the area. Later in life, many of these mountain men were hired by wagon
companies and fur trading companies as guides or hunters.
What made them distinctive is the rise of a new social order based around Puritans who were something like extreme Christians. These were the people who burnt people at the stake because of witchcraft and things like that. Many colonies were made to run away from them.
