Question

Why were mountain men considered valuable to the United States?

1.They knew the best locations for mining gold.
2.They eliminated the threat posed by native tribes.
3.They provided valuable geographic information.
4.They created trails for herding cattle to northern markets.

Answer 1

3 they provided valuable geographic information

Answer 2

The correct answer is the third. Mountain men played a decisive role in the opening of the different routes, allowing the Eastern Americans to settle in the new territories of the Far West with organized caravans that traveled along the roads explored and physically improved by those mountain men and the great companies of the fur trade.