Colorado Fur Trappers/Explorers

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5. Known as the fine art of trading:

7. Army officer dispatched into Colorado to locate a plausible railroad route:

8. Major historical event that hindered trade at Bents Fort:

11. Major Colorado river that Bents Fort was built near:

12. Reason why Pike was arrested by the Spanish:

14. Native American tribe who conducted business transactions at Bents Fort:

17. Physical feature that could slow down a wagon train across the Great Plains:

18. Act Pike was accused of upon his return from New Spain:

20. Most sacred animal for all Great Plains Indian tribes:

23. French fur trapper/trader and part owner of Bents Fort:

28. Brave Thunder's daughter who married William Bent:

29. Most famous fort in the West:

30. Popular item traded between Anglos and Native Americans:

31. Western border of the Great Plains:

32. Establishment that replaced the Rendezvous for trading purposes:

33. First Anglo to float the Grand Canyon:

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1. Most sought after animal for trapping in Colorado:

2. First known white Americans to live in what is now called Colorado:

3. Origin of Colorado's early fur trappers:

4. Eastern border of the Great Plains:

6. Most famous Colorado fur trapper:

8. Entity built to protect settlers moving across the Great Plains and mountains:

9. French word for an appointment or meeting place:

10. The ideal time in Colorado for fur trapping:

12. Payment to the Mexican government for trade along the Santa Fe Trail:

13. Scarce natural resource in the West:

15. Durable good traded to Anglos by Native Americans:

16. Famous western landscape photographer:

19. Known as the Pathfinder of the West:

21. Famous trade route from Missouri into New Mexico:

22. Popular gambling game played at the summer Rendezvous:

24. Apparel item that replaced the stove top beaver hat in Europe:

25. Bents Fort was built from this material:

26. The act of trading one item for another:

27. Contest held at the summer Rendezvous:

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